>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE,   WELCOME TO OUR APRIL  LEON  COUNTY  COMMISSION MEETING.    THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS FOR   BEING HERE.  AT THIS TIME I   WILL ASK  COMMISSIONER  MINOR   IF HE WILL INTRODUCE OUR  INDICATOR AT THIS TIME.   >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH MADAM  CHAIR,  HONORED TO HAVE  ELDER  DR. CHRIS A. BURNEY , THE   PASTOR OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH.  >>  THANK YOU.  PROVIDING THE  INVOCATION.  >>  A GRACIOUS AND ETERNAL    FATHER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR    MANY BLESSINGS THAT YOU HAVE   BESTOWED UPON US,  AS WE COME   DOWN TO HANDLE THE BUSINESS OF  THIS GREAT COUNTY,  WE ASK FOR  YOUR PRESENCE, LEADERSHIP AND  GUIDANCE,  IN OTHER WORDS,   THOUGHTS AND  DEEDS. IN JESUS'  NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.  >> AMEN.  >> THANK YOU  REVEREND BERNIE   -- BURNEY .  >> CAN YOU LEAD US IN THE   PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.  >> [ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ]   >> THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR   PARTICIPATING IN OUR  INVOCATION,  THEY CAN AGAIN    REVEREND FOR THE VERY TIMELY  INVITATION,  WE ARE VERY   EXCITED TO HAVE WITH US TODAY   ARE REPRESENTATIVE,  ALLISON,   PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM FOR   SPECIAL PRESENTATION.   >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS,  I'M HERE   TO PRESENT YOU WITH THE  PROCLAMATION,  THE ROAD    ATTACHMENT RESOLUTION THAT WAS   PASSED, HONORING THE COMMUNITY AND THE BELOVED COMMUNITY ON   THE BICENTENNIAL THIS YEAR, THE TALLAHASSEE CITY, LEON COUNTY,   AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF OUR   STATE GOVERNMENT WAS HERE, IT  IS A PROFOUND HONOR  TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE THE RICH HISTORY   THAT WE HAVE HERE TOGETHER.    1821, U.S.  TERRITORY IN A FEW  YEARS LATER,  AND THE COUNCIL   THE TERRITORY, APPOINTING THE  COMMISSIONERS,  SELECTING THE  MOST ELIGIBLE CONVENIENT  SEAT  OF GOVERNMENT FOR THE  TERRITORY, PRIOR TO THAT  THEY  WOULD HAVE INSTEAD OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND HEARINGS  AND IN   SESSION IN PENSACOLA TO   PENSACOLA OR SAINT AUGUSTINE,   TROUBLED BY A BOAT TO DO THOSE  MEETINGS.  THEY DECIDED THAT IT WAS DANGEROUS AND CUMBERSOME   AND TIMELY,  AND DECIDED TO   SEND TO COUNSELORS TO FIND AN   ELIGIBLE SPOT,  THOSE  LEAVING  THEIR HOMES FROM PENSACOLA AND  THE OTHERS FROM SAINT  AUGUSTINE,  I WAS DR. WILLIAM  SIMMONS, AND JOHNNY WILLIAMS OF SAINT AUGUSTINE, AT THE TIME   WERE THE TWO MOST POPULOUS   PLACES IN FLORIDA. WHO THEN MET IN THE MIDDLE.  AND WHERE THEY  MET WAS THEY FIRST SET UP A   CAMP IN ST. MARK'S,  JUST GOT  THE PERFECT LOCATION,  AND   WHERE THEY FOUND WAS US,  CLOSE TO A SMALL CASCADE  WE NOW KNOW AS CASCADE PARK, WHICH IS THE  JEWEL  OF OUR PARK SYSTEM RIGHT HERE IN TALLAHASSEE. IN MARCH  1824,  PROCLAIMING THAT THE   LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL  WOULD    HOLD THE NEXT MEETING, AND MAY  2024, ONE SQUARE MILE, AND   FEDERAL LAND, PROVIDED BY  AN   ACT OF CONGRESS, WHICH BECAME   THE CAPITAL  CONGRESS, WHERE WE ARE TODAY AND THE CITY OF   TALLAHASSEE. IN DECEMBER OF    1894, THEY WERE DRAWN, THE   BOUNDARIES, 200 YEARS LATER,    THIS IS A MONUMENTAL YEAR FOR   ALL OF US HERE.  ONE OF THE   THINGS THAT MADE MY ABILITY TO  PRESENT THIS IN THE HOUSE WAS  THAT  ONLY AS I WAS PREPARING  THE REMARKS OF LOOKING INTO   THIS WONDERFUL HISTORY OF OURS, THAT IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT THE LAST  LATER TO MEET NEIL   CAPITAL WAS 1977,  WHEN MY   HUSBAND, BARRY RICHARD, WAS A   MEMBER OF THE HOUSE,  AND HERE  I AM IN THIS YEAR HONORING HER  BICENTENNIAL,  BACK IN THAT OLD CHAMBER CONDUCTING THE  PEOPLE'S BUSINESS. 50 YEARS  LATER.  HOW WONDERFUL IS THAT,  MIGHT NOT BE QUITE 50,  I COULD GO ON AND ON ABOUT THE WONDERS  OF THE COMMUNITY THAT I   TREASURE, AND I LOVE,  WE ARE   THRILLED WITH  NEW PEOPLE,    TALENTED TREES WOMEN IN ,   WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITIES AND   ARTISTS AND AUTHORS AND   RENOWNED SCIENTISTS, CIVIL   RIGHTS LEADERS,  AND   CHAMPIONSHIP SPORTS TEAMS. I'M GOING TO STOP AND SAY  A NOTE   OF GRATITUDE,  AND ABLE TO  BRING THIS WONDERFUL   PROCLAMATION TO ALL OF YOU,    WITH COMPLETE UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FROM THE LEGISLATURE. SO THANK  YOU.  SPEAK YOUR    REPRESENTATIVE.  THEY DESERVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.  >> [ APPLAUSE ]   >>  AND  SUCH A TREAT,  TO    SPEAK TO THE WONDERS OF THE   GOOD THINGS THAT ARE HERE, SO   THANK YOU.  >>  ABLE TO GET A  PICTURE?  >> ABSENTLY,  AND HAD THE HONOR OF  BEING IN THE HOUSE THIS   YEAR, WHEN  REPRESENTATIVE READ THE RECLAMATION TO THE  CITY IN THE COUNTY, VERY AWESOME,  SHE  WAS OF COURSE BRILLIANT, AS SHE IS TODAY,  AND COMMISSIONER,   >> THANK YOU LEGISLATURE FOR  MAKING THIS HAPPEN, AS YOU  SAID,  HIS SPECIAL COMMUNITY,   WE ARE BLESSED  WE ARE BLESSED  TO BE HERE IN THE  FORTUNE OF   SERVING CONSTITUENTS THAT LIVE  HERE, AN AMAZING COMMUNITY THAT WORKS VERY HARD, AND I WANT TO  THANK YOU, LEON COUNTY HELPING  TO SERVE  THE FLORIDA HOUSE AND WE APPRECIATE THAT, EVERY TIME  I WORK WITH YOU, WE ARE  GANGBUSTERS,  STUFF DONE AT THE CAPITAL, VERY FORMAL  CHALLENGES,  KIND OF AN CRAZY   ENVIRONMENT TO WORK IN BUT YOU  GET THINGS DONE, THANK YOU FOR  THE RESOLUTION AND UNANIMOUS  SUPPORT,  THANK YOU FOR YOUR  SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF LEON   COUNTY.  >> THANK YOU.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.  >>  THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR, I   WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENT, YOU DO SUCH AN AND  ASHLEY   INCREDIBLE JOB  REPRESENTING US AT THE NEXT LEVEL OF THE  STREET,  ANY CONSIDERATION  TO  ASKED TO TAKE A COMMEMORATIVE  BOAT TRIP TO TALLAHASSEE?  >>  I'M NOT GOING TO GET ON A  VERY SLOW BOAT, I CAN DO THAT.  [  >>  UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FOR SUCH  A PROCLAMATION,  AND ACROSS THE STREET, THEY MAY NOT ACT LIKE  IT,  THEY REALLY DO LOVE US   HERE AT LEON COUNTY, AND   APPRECIATE THE  HISTORICAL AND  YOU DO SUCH A GOOD JOB AND WE   ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU, YOU FELT ME ON SO MANY ISSUES.  >>  THANK YOU,  A COOL  PROCLAMATION.   >>  THE SHEER NUMBER OF  LEGISLATORS  AND  THE HOUSE AND SENATE, AND  IT'S EXTREMELY   PROFOUNDLY TOUCHED.  BY BEING  BACK IN THE CHAMBER,  AND   LISTENING TO THE HISTORY OF HOW WE GOT HERE.  IT'S VERY   MEMORABLE TO THEM, THE NUMBER   OF PEOPLE WHO COME TO ME AND   SAID, ONE MEMBER WHO HAS TURNED OUT,  FROM GAINESVILLE, SAID TO ME THAT DAY, IT IS GOING TO BE  THE THING  I REMEMBER FOR THE   REST OF MY LIFE.  SO THIS IS   THE IMPACT THAT WE HAVE , AND  THERE ARE SOME THE OF MY  COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE TALKED  ABOUT  HOW MUCH THEY ENJOYED   BEING HERE DURING THE SESSION.  SO THAT IS GOOD.  >>  THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYBODY  ELSE?  PROBABLY REPRESENTATIVE  , IF WE WOULD ASK YOU TO MAYBE   COME UP AND JOIN US FOR A   PICTURE, I THINK THAT WOULD BE  OKAY.  >> YES.  >> COMMISSIONERS.     >> LET'S GIVE HER ANOTHER   HAND.  >> [ APPLAUSE ]   >> THANK YOU AGAIN.  OKAY.  I   WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON    COMMISSIONER WELCH  FOR SPECIAL RECOGNITION  TO  ESTHER JOSEPH  SIMON,  A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR  FOR THE ENTIRE    STATE OF FLORIDA, WHAT AN   HONOR. ALL RIGHT.   >> [ APPLAUSE ]   >> MADAM CHAIR,  PRESENTING THE PROCLAMATION FOR MR. SIMMONS,   VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND   AN OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE,   TALKING ABOUT  LOCAL AND  STATEWIDE,  I'M GOING TO READ  A PROCLAMATION.  WHEREAS JOSEPH SIMMONS HAS A COMBINED  SEVEN   YEARS OF VOLUNTEERING WITH WITH  LAKE JACKSON AND  BRADFORD   VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND  WHEREAS  JOSEPH IS THE FIRST TO VOLUNTEER FOR ALMOST EVERY   SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT AND RUNS  MORE CALLS THAN 95% OF OTHER   VOLUNTEER MEMBERS, AND WHEREAS   JOSEPH CARES ABOUT THE TEAM    AT BRADFORD HILL FIRE AND   RESCUE AND OFTEN CALLS JUST TO  ON HIS VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS,  AND WHEREAS JOSEPH TRULY CARES  ABOUT THE COMMUNITY  AND IS   OFTEN THE FIRST TO HELP A   RESIDENT RETURNING FROM THE   HOSPITAL WHO NEEDS EXTRA HELP   GETTING INSIDE INTO VOLUNTEER  AND  JOSEPH SIMMONS,  AND  VOLUNTEER  FAR FOR THE YEAR,    2024,  VOLUNTEER  FIREFIGHTER  OF THE YEAR IN THE STATE OF  FLORIDA.  JOSEPH SIMMONS , WE  ARE  HONORING YOU,  APRIL 9,   2024, LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF  APPLAUSE.  SPEAKERS PUTTING THE FIREFIGHTERS,  AND ACHIEVEMENT,  WE THINK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO   AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO STEP UP AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY,  YOU   KNOW, ALL THROUGHOUT THE   UNINCORPORATED AREAS AND SOME   OF THE FAR STRESSED AREAS,   SERVICES AT THE HEART OF WHAT   WE DO, AND  MR. SIMMONS, YOU  EMBODY THAT, IF YOU WOULD LIKE  TO SEE A FEW WORDS THAT WOULD   BE GREAT.  >> I WOULD LIKE TO THINK  EVERYONE FOR COMING OUT TODAY.   THIS IS TRULY A BLESSING. I   THINK ALL OF MY FELLOW BROTHERS AND SISTERS,  AT CFD, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND   ALWAYS REMEMBER,  IF YOU EVER   NEED ANYTHING, DON'T HESITATE  TO CALL US.  >> THANK YOU  MR. SIMMONS.  >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.   >> IF YOU STOOD THERE FOR A   MINUTE, MR. SIMMONS,  IF YOU   STAND THERE MINUTE,   COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE?   >>  MR. SIMMONS, I JUST WANT TO ECHO, THANK YOU,  YOU CLEARLY  DESERVE THIS AWARD, AND  BEING  SUCH AN EXAMPLE OF A VOLUNTEER  FIREFIGHTER  ON A VOLUNTEER   BASIS STEPS UP  FOR WHAT OTHERS ARE PAID FOR TO MAKE SURE THAT  YOUR NEIGHBORS AND  IN ARE  OFTEN UNINCORPORATED AREAS    HAVE VALUABLE RESOURCES IN  THEIR TIME OF NEED, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU.  THANK YOU IS NOT ENOUGH, I JUST WAS A THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  O'KEEFE.  THE FIRST OF ALL I   APOLOGIZE MISPRONOUNCING YOUR  NAME.  AND I THINK IT MIGHT BE  SPELLED WRONG ON THE AGENDA.   BUT CONGRATULATIONS.  WE   CERTAINLY VALUE ALL THE SERVICE THAT YOU PROVIDE,  AND WE   CERTAINLY HONOR YOU,  AS   VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER OF THE  YEAR,  FOR THE ENTIRE STATE.    WHAT AN AMAZING  HONOR, THANK   YOU FOR PROTECTING  OUR HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE  RIGHT HERE  IN LEON COUNTY,  WE APPRECIATE  YOU.  OKAY, LET'S GIVE THEM   ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.   >> [ APPLAUSE ]     >>  THANK YOU  COMMISSIONER   WELCH FOR PRESENTING THAT AS   WELL.  MR. COUNTY OF  ILLUSTRATOR,  DO WE HAVE ANY   CITIZENS HERE FOR NON-AGENDA  ITEMS?  >> WE HAVE TWO  SPEAKER CARDS,   TO BE HEARD ON CONSENT  AGENDA ITEMS.  THE FIRST  STANLEY  SIMS.   >> STANLEY SIMS , 13 2011 DID   -- AVONDALE WAY.  AS YOU KNOW,   IN ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO,    PULLED ME TO THE SIDE AND SAID,  SAYING THANK YOU, FOR ONE,    STICKING UP FOR THE WOMEN UP   THERE WITH MEN.  THEY SAID WHAT YOU MEAN MA'AM?  AND  WE HAVE  GOT BUT ONE ELECTED WOMAN AND   ONE ELECTED  OR APPOINTED  OFFICIAL,  HAD TO HOLD  THE  ROAD.  AND  SHE SAID THAT,  AND STRICTLY INTEGRITY  AND SHE   THANKED ME,  AND  HOUSTON  JABBER,  GLANCING UP FOR YOU.   AND I TOLD  THE STORY OF ME,  AND THIS CAPACITY, HOW SHE WAS  DRESSED DOWN IN SHORTS, AND SAW ME IN THAT SAME  PUBLICS, SHE   WENT BACK  AND SHE HAD TO PLAY  BOARD GAMES  AND THOSE GUYS,   SHE SAID  THEY THINK WE ARE   PLAYING BOARD GAMES AND SHE   SAID FOR THE RECORD, MR.   SIMMONS, WE WERE PLAYING BOARD  GAMES.  WHAT IS MY POINT?   >> GOD IS GOD  AND HE WON'T  CHANGE.  EVERYONE  WILL SEE    GOD IN HIS OWN PARTICULAR WAY.  AND  ALL  OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS   FROM VARIOUS AGES, RELIGIOUS  BACKGROUNDS,  OR WATCHING YOU.   AND  SHE SAID,  AND  ONE THING THAT WAS CLEAR ON THIS.  AND   THAT MOVED TO THIS, SHE SAID,   I THINK  COMMISSIONER CUMMINS   KNOWS THE OLD : RULE, AND SHE  SAID,  IN IT WANT TO DO.  IT'S HOW YOU DO IT.  THANK YOU   COMMISSIONER CUMMINS,  I   EXPLAINED TO HER THAT I CAN   GIVE IT IS,  AND OWED THEM SOME FLAVORS.  AND THANK YOU FOR   YOUR TIME  AND DEMONSTRATOR,   >>  MAX EPSTEIN,  THANK YOU  ALL,  I DID WANT TO BRING UP   ONE CONCERNING ISSUE  AND THESE DAYS, ONE OF THE VERY FIRST   THINGS THEY SAY, AFTER  WE'VE  TALKED TO THEM, HAVE YOU SPOKEN WITH THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS,   AND SOME FORM,  AND  THAT   HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES,    WITH OUR MEETINGS BEFORE THIS,   AND SO IT SEEMS TO ME TO BE A  TROUBLING PRECEDENT  BECAUSE AS FAR AS I KNOW, THAT IS NOT IN   ACCORDANCE WITH SUNSHINE LAW.   THERE ISN'T SUPPOSED TO BE  DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE  COMMISSIONERS.  MAYBE I CAN  BE WRONG BUT  BUT IT IS SOMETHING  I'VE NOTICED, IT IS NOT NEW,   AND IT IS HAPPENING MORE MORE  FREQUENTLY,  AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO  DISCUSS THESE ISSUES ONE-ON-ONE WITHOUT DISCUSSING  WITH THE  OTHER FOLKS ARE THINKING.  I  JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO   YOU ALL'S ATTENTION.  >> THANK YOU MR. EPSTEIN. AND  ADMINISTRATOR?   >>  THE ONLY ITEMS,  ALSO A   SPEAKER CARD IN ON ITEM NUMBER  13.  AND CERTAINLY MADAM CHAIR,  YOU CAN TAKE THAT UP AFTER I   INTRODUCED THE ITEM,  AND ITEM  13, HAS BEEN  PULLED BY  COMMISSIONER PROCTOR FROM  CONSENT.  >>  IN  UNDER THE CONSENT   AGENDA HAS BEEN PULLED.  AND    IN THE JUST THE CONSENT AGENDA.  EXCLUDING ITEM 13.  THE MOTION TO ACCEPT .  AND MOVE THAT,    AND COMMISSIONER WELLS, LET IT  E KNOWN BY SAYING AYE.   >> ITEM 13, THE STATUS OF DAY,  RELATED TO  LIGAMENTS AND   ACTION PLAN APPROVED BY THE   BOARD IN OCTOBER, AND HAPPY TO  ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT  HAVE,  WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER, AS  I MENTIONED.  MADAM CHAIR.  >> YES PLEASE.   >> MAX EPSTEIN.   >>  ALL RIGHT YOU ALL, THANK  YOU AGAIN FOR HAVING ME HERE,   I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT LAKE  MUNSON.  THANK YOU TO THE FOLKS WHO CAME OUT TO OUR MEETING,   REALLY APPRECIATE IT.  AND I   WANTED TO BRING UP  BILL  PROCTOR'S  SUGGESTION TO HOLD  IT  IN THE JOINTS OF THE COUNTY  WORKSHOP AND THEY COULD START  FROM HERE, AND START BACK IN,   AND THE BLUEPRINT  BOARD,  AND   HEAR FROM THEM,  AND THE    ACTUAL GENDER,  AND  SEPTEMBER  2,  OPENING THE GATES WOULD   SEND IT , SEDIMENT STREET DOWN  , THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT  HAPPENED. WAS NOT   CLEAR, ONLY 2 FEET OF  VISIBILITY,  THAT MEANS ALL OF  THE SEDIMENT THAT EVERYONE WAS  CONCERNED ABOUT, AND SUSPENDED,  THE CONVERSATIONS,  FOR THE  MALIK HALL, THREE OF THEM DID  NOT WANT TO REOPEN THE GATES,   THE ONE TO SEE THAT ON THE   LAKE, AND TO KEEP IT THERE.  A  DIFFERENT DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN  WHAT WE ARE HEARING ON YOUR   AGENDA ITEM  AND WHAT HAPPENED, RIGHT NOW THERE IS AN UNKNOWN   AMOUNT OF SEDIMENT THAT WAS   STIRRED UP  BY THAT HURRICANE,   PCB  AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT  IS BEEN FLUSHED DOWNSTREAM,   INSTEAD OF KEEPING THE GATES   CLOSED. I JUST SPOKE WITH ANDY  STRICKLAND, THE FW SEE'S   INVASIVE PLANT MANAGER,  ON   THIS PROJECT.  AND HE SPOKE  ABOUT  THE PLAN TO CLOSE THE  GATES AND MAY, SLOWLY. THE  COUNTY  WANTS TO CLOSE THEM   SLOWLY, 1 FOOT AT A TIME,  HE   SAID THAT'S NEVER BEEN DONE IN NORTH FLORIDA, NORTHWEST   FLORIDA, AND THE BEST WAY IS TO JUST CLOSE THE GATE AND LET   THEM FILL UP.  WE ALSO  ASKED   AT THE SCIENCE ADVISORY  COMMITTEE  TO TALK ABOUT THIS   EXTENDED DRAWDOWN THAT WENT   THROUGH THE WET SEASON.  WE   ASKED FOR ANY SORT OF EVIDENCE  THAT THIS HAD BEEN DONE BEFORE. AND WHAT THE BENEFITS ARE,  AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE IS  NONE.  AND  EXTENDED DRAWDOWN  AND CLOSING OF THE GATE SLOWLY  IN THE EXPERIMENT.  IT HAS NOT  BEEN PROVEN.  AND  OTHER THAN  HOLD A MEETING WHERE WE CAN  DISCUSS THE STUFF.  I LIKE TO   HEAR ABOUT HOW WE LET THE  SEDIMENT  AND  CLOSING THOSE    GATE SLOWLY,  GOING TO CREATE A WARM BODY OF WATER THAT IS VERY SUSCEPTIBLE.  AND  WHERE WE CAN TALK ABOUT THESE THINGS,  IN AN OPEN FORUM, AND INVITE ALL THE  PARTIES. AND HAVE A REAL  DISCUSSION.  AND I NEED YOU ALL TO PICK UP THE PHONE, AND CALL  FW SEE AND HAVE INTEREST,   >> THANK YOU MR. EPSTEIN.  MR.  COUNTY MISTREATED.   >> WE CAN  ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.  IN    COMMISSIONER PROCTOR.   >>  AND HEARING THE  CONVERSATIONS,  AND  THEN SAW   AND  ON THE NEWS YESTERDAY,    AND TALKING ABOUT THE $800,000  THAT WOULD BE DEPLOYED TO CLEAN UP AND LAKE JACKSON. I KNEW  THIS MATTER WAS HERE. AND GREAT LAKE JACKSON, DOES NOT DESERVE  THE 800,000,  IT'S JUST THAT   WE DO OWE A CONVERSATION. AND   THEN  THE TOWNHALL MEETING THIS YEAR,  AND TREMENDOUS  PRESENTATION,  AND  THE   COMPELLING ARGUMENT.  AND THE   COMPELLING THIS OF  IT IS   IMPERATIVE THAT COMPETITIVE.    AND THIRD-PARTY STUFF  AND   GETTING TOLD BY STAFF.    COMMISSIONERS THAT WE CAN GET,   AND  AT THE TABLE,  COMMISSIONERS, AND POLICIES,    GETTING STAFF,  AND ALL OF  THAT.  AND JACKSON FROM OUT OF  NOWHERE.  IN  LEAVE THIS IN  ABEYANCE.  AND JUST DANGLING.   AND  AND  AND KEEP LOVING ON   THE ISSUE,  AND A PART OF THE  MOTION,  AND PLEASE PLEASE  PLEASE,  TO THE SITDOWN.  AND   WAS NOTHING CALL.  >> HAVE A WORKSHOP.   >> THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO  SAY. WE HAVE A WORKSHOP WITH   THE PARTIES,  AND THEIR FOLK,   AND ARE FULL,  NOT TRYING TO  ACCUSE,  REALLY TRYING TO GET A SOLUTION OF WHAT BEST CAN WE   DO. THAT WOULD BE MY MOTION    AND   >> AND ORGANIZED A WORKSHOP.    AND THEIR SECOND.  TO   COMMISSIONER PROCTOR'S MOTION.  AND  IF HE CAN ADDRESS IT, AND WHAT WE HAVE. AND  A   PRELIMINARY REPORT,  AND   >>  THE BOARD HAS THE   PREROGATIVE TO SCHEDULE A   WORKSHOP, IN  DESPERATE AND ON  ANY ISSUE YOU LIKE, FOR ME    STAFF STANDPOINT, HAPPY TO   FACILITATE THAT  AND WHOEVER   YOU WOULD LIKE IN ATTENDANCE.   YOU BEEN OVER THIS ISSUE,   EXHAUSTIVELY OVER THE PAST FEW  YEARS, AS DEMONSTRATED IN YOUR  AGENDA ITEM,  AND THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN PRESENTED  TO YOU , AND YOU HAVE APPROVED  AN ACTION PLAN WHICH WE ARE  ACTIVELY WORKING ON, IT IS A   VERY COMPREHENSIVE ACTION PLAN.  SO EVERY THREE MONTHS,  -- SIX MONTHS, IN THE INTEREST OF  TRANSPARENCY WE HAVE BEEN   GIVING YOU THESE UPDATES AND WE CONTINUE TO HEAR SOME OF THE  SAME ISSUES, AS WE ATTEMPT TO   IMPLEMENT THE PLAN,  BY ALL   MEANS THE BOARD TO DO THAT, IF  YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MAYBE   TO DETERMINE WHETHER YOU HAVE A WORKSHOP YOU WANT HAVE A   WORKSHOP. AND  YOU MIGHT HAVE,   RELATED TO THE ITEM BEFORE  YOU.   >> THANK YOU MR.  COUNTY  MISTREATED.   >>  LAKE MUSSON HAS BEEN AN   ISSUE, 18 MONTHS CUSTODY  MONTHS,  AND WORKING THE  OFFICERS, EXTENSIVELY WITH   STAFF. AND  FOR THOSE OF YOU   WHO KNOW ME IN THIS ROOM, I'M  NOT HESITANT TO  AND  ON  ANOTHER  THEN CONFIDENTLY AND   SAY THAT I'M VERY COMFORTABLE   WITH LAKE MUNSON AND THE   CURRENT ACTION PLAN.  AND THE   COMMITMENT TO EXTEND THE  DRAWDOWN  ME FIRST,  AND    BASICALLY  WE STABILIZE AFTER   THE DRAWDOWN,  AND -10,    EFFECTIVE,  AND UNDER THE    DAILY MAXIMUM LOAD.  WHEN I   DON'T WANT TO DO,  AND MY  COLLEAGUES,  AND I DON'T OF   YOUR FROM THE CURRENT PLAN,  IN  FULFILL ONE PLAN OR THE NEXT,   JUST RUNNING IN CIRCLES.  AND  MY RECOMMENDATION WAS TO    ACCEPT THE STATUS  RECOMMENDATIONS  WITH ONE  CHANGE  OF HAVING THE NEXT   STATUS REPORT COME BACK IN 12  MONTHS, VERSUS 24 MONTHS.  THAT WAY GIVES SOME OF THE    VEGETATION TIME IN THE LATE TO  DIE OFF,  AND TIME FOR THE LAKE TO KIND OF RE-STABILIZE AND    SOME OF THE  FISH AND    WILDLIFE,  AND  HAS THIS  WORKED,  AND  THE NEED TO PIVOT AND HAVE A WORKSHOP.  >>  THANK YOU COMMISSIONER, WAS THAT A SUBSTITUTE MOTION.  YOU  JUST INDICATED?  >>  AND  MOTION ON THE FLOOR IN THE SECOND.  >> WE CAN DO ALL OF THAT.  >> A COMMITMENT TO HAVE A  WORKSHOP.  NOT GOING TO KILL  EVERYTHING  THAT CAN BE  AUGMENTED.  PRIVY TO A SENSE    OF SCIENCE DATA,  WHICH THIS  BOARD IS NOT SEEN,  THE GAME   WARDEN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT   THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT,  I'M   NOT SAYING THE STAFF DOES NOT   KNOW, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE A   BATTERY, AND  IN LAKE MUNSON.   IT WOULD BE COMPELLING TO ME.   AND  AS POLICYMAKERS,  AND    THOSE ARE SMART PEOPLE, AND    TRUST THE  STAFF,  AND THE  FILTER THROUGH HER STAFF,  AND  A COMMITMENT SOME TIME AGO TO  TALK,  AND I THINK WE SHOULD  WALK OUR TALK,  THAT IS WHY I   AM ASKING ALL OF THOSE THINGS.  THIS INCLUDES THE SITDOWN,  NOT POINTING  FINGERS, AND  ANY   NOVEL STUFF, BUT OUR STAFF GETS THERE INFORMATION  FROM THE    GAME BOARD, THEIR DESPERATE THE GAME WARDEN, THEY NEED TO HEAR, WHO KNOWS,  ALL OF THE EFFORTS  IS TO IMPROVE AND MAKE SURE  THAT WE CAN MAXIMIZE THE   POTENTIAL TO LIVE AGAIN.  I   DON'T THINK WE ARE PUTTING TOO MUCH TIME  IN OVER PUTTING TOO  MUCH EFFORT,  INTO THE RESOURCE OF LAKE MUNSON,  IS PERSONALLY  FEEL, I RESPECT  WE ARE PUTTING THAT MUCH TIME,  TO DO ENTITY   WITH THAT. AND  MY THOUGHT IS   WE SHOULD.  >>  ME I.  AND COMMISSIONER  O'KEEFE, THEN COME BACK TO  YOU.  >>  AND  THE MOTION,  THE  WORKSHOP,  IN THE REPORT,  AND  THERE IS NO SUPPORTING THIS IS  BECAUSE  AND IT MAKES SENSE TO  ME WITH THE INFORMATION,  THE   REASON I SUPPORT THIS IS THE    IDEA OF THE JOINT WORKSHOP WITH THE OTHER ENTITIES, WE'VE  WORKED WAS CONSTITUENT  -- WITH CONSTITUENT GROUPS, CONFLICTING WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING,  THE   STAFF SEEMED TO VERIFY FOR ME   AND INVITING THE WORKSHOP, IF  THE  ENTITIES ACCEPT, THEY WILL JOIN ENTELLUS AND  VEGAS TELL  US, IF THEY DON'T OBJECT WE   WOULD JOIN A WORKSHOP AND SO    WE ARE WILLING TO MEET AND WE   WOULD LIKE TO MEET AND GET   GOING AND WE WILL FIND OUT WHAT OTHERS ARE INDICATING BUT I   SUPPORT THE PLAN AS IT IS,   SUPPORTING THIS BECAUSE IT   CONTINUES TO ALLOW THE PLAN.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER,    COMMISSIONER CABAN  THANK YOU   MADAM CHAIR, I THINK THERE IS A DISCONNECT. MADAM CHAIR ? MR.   DEMONSTRATOR, WE  MET, I MET   WITH STAFF IN YOUR OFFICE, AND   THE INFORMATION  YOUR STUFF IS GATHERING,  RELATED TO THIS   ITEM, AND  WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT WERE SOME OF THE INFORMATION IS COMING FROM,  SOME OF THE  INFORMATION IS COMING OUT OF   OUTSIDE SOURCES,  AFTER BP, NOT TO SAY NO TO HAVE A WORKSHOP IF IT IS THE  BEST FURNACE AT MY   DISTRICT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO  HAVE THEM AS WE START MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT, WITH THE   CURRENT ACTION PLAN WE HAVE IN  PLACE.  >>  AND HAPPY TO  ANSWER THOSE. AND  ACCURATELY REFLECTING    COOPERATION AND COORDINATION   WITH THE STATE PARTNERS, EVERY  DAY, WITH THESE FOLKS, JUST  LIKE  THE SAME TECHNICAL STAFF  PEOPLE AND IN POSITIONS OF  RESPONSIBILITY,  WITHIN ALL THE STATE AGENCIES, WE ACCURATELY   REFLECT ALL OF THAT, IS NOT TO  SAY PEOPLE WITHIN THE STATE   AGENCIES, THOUSAND PEOPLE,  THOUSANDS OF DIFFERENT  OPINIONS,  CONVENE THEM ALL FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING A ROAD  ON FUD ISSUES,  ACCURATE   INFORMATION ON THE POSITIONS,   OF THE AGENCIES AND PEOPLE  RESPONSIBLE,  WITHIN THE  AGENCIES FOR MAKING THE  DETERMINATIONS.   >> THANK YOU MR. COUNTY   MISTREATED HER.  DO YOU HAVE A  COMMENT?  >> THE CURRENT ACTION PLAN,   PART OF IT CAME FROM WORKING  WITH  DESPERATE CAME FROM   WORKING WITH FTP.  >> YES.  >>  I FEEL CONFIDENT WITH THE   CURRENT DIRECTION WE ARE   TAKING. AND I PERSONALLY  WANT  TO COME BACK A YEAR FROM NOW   WITH THE INFORMATION WE HAVE    TO SEE IF THE LINK STABILIZES  AND THEN DO A WORKSHOP.  MY   FEAR IS THAT WE HAVE A WORKSHOP AND WE VEER AND STEER AWAY FROM THIS CURRENT PLAN AND WE NEVER  SEE THAT THIS PLAN WE HAVE IN   PLACE RIGHT NOW, THAT STAFF HAS IN PLACE, AND A PARTNERSHIP  WITH  F DEBUSSY AND FTP  CAME   WITH WE NEVER SAW THIS COMING   TO FRUITION KIND START RUNNING  IN CIRCLES AND WE NEVER SEE  WHAT DOES WORK AND WHAT  DOESN'T WORK.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.  >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.  >>  COMMISSIONER PROCTOR  AND   THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT,  AND  TALLAHASSEE,  WHERE HER  ARROGANCE  DISALLOWS US TO    HEAR FROM CITIZENS WHO WANT TO  TALK TO  THE COUNTY BOARD, NOT  THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT THAT  WE   CAN'T HEAR FROM THE PEOPLE,   THE CHAIR LADY AND I ATTENDED   THAT MEETING,  WAS THE NAME OF  THE CHURCH?  >> IS DOWN THERE,  WE HAD A   PACKED OUTHOUSE AND CHARTS,    MEDIA STUFF,  GOOD AS OURS,    THESE ARE REALLY SMART PEOPLE.  AND I KNOW  THAT THE GOVERNOR   OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA  HAS   PEOPLE THAT HE BELIEVES IN, AND YOU CAN'T TALK  TO THIS DAY,   WHEN THEY SAY SOMETHING, AND   THE PUT DESK TO GET THE FOOT  DOWN,  I DON'T WANT TO BE LIKE THEM,  I DON'T WANT TO BE LIKE LOCAL GOVERNMENT,  WE KNOW WE   ARE GOING TO BE A GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, FOR IT IN  BY IT, I GOT SOMETHING TO SAY, AND    WHATEVER  THE NAME WAS, THE   LAST WORD,  AND  PEOPLE LIVING  OUT  FOR DECADES. AND  LOVING ON  THAT,  GROUP ON THE LAKE,  AND   THERE IS A POSTURE OF OPENNESS , WHICH I BELIEVE,  THEY WANTED NOW OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. ALL OF THESE CHARTS AND GET   DESPERATE KEEP WORKING HARD.   LET'S HEAR THEM.  LET'S HEAR  THEM. AND  ME AND YOU, DOWN FOR FIVE TIMES.  THE EFFORT TO HEAR FROM THIS GROUP THAT PUT A LOT  OF LABOR  IN,  AND  POWERFUL,   YOU CAN TELL THEM NOTHING,  AND TO WELCOME THEM HERE,  ANOTHER  SMART PEOPLE HERE.  AND  THE   LEADERSHIP HERE.  >>  THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.    COMMISSIONER MINOR.  >>  THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR,    I'VE SEEN OUR COUNTY STAFF  WORKING  AT LAKE MUNSON FOR  YEARS, FOR ME IT HAS BEEN AN   EDUCATIONAL PROCESS,  I'VE   LEARNED THE EXTENT OF THE LONG  HISTORY THAT THE COUNTY HAS,  AND  THE COMMISSION ARE WORKING HARD AND REACHING OUT TO THE   FOLKS AT LAKE MUNSON,   ORGANIZING A CLEANUP  IN THE  COUNTY STAFF WAS THERE,    LEARNED A LOT OF  DESPERATE A   LOT OVER THE YEARS,  THE   COMMISSIONER REPRESENTS THE   AREA AND  CONFIDENT IN THE PLAN AT THIS STAGE,  I'M WILLING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.  AND    WE HAVE A WORKSHOP.  AND   COMMISSIONER, REASONING THAT  AREA,  THIS TIME,  WITH WHAT IS DIRECTION SUGGESTS,  AND  HAVE  A WORKSHOP AT THIS TIME,  FOR   SOMETHING ELSE  A LOT OF WEEDS,  WORKING SO HARD ON  LAKE   MUNSON WITH THE PEOPLE THAT   WORK THERE.  MOVING FORWARD TO  THE WORKSHOP, WITH THE  BILLS   ON, AND I THINK COMMISSIONER   HAS AN APPROACH  THAT I THINK   IS VIABLE IN THE RIGHT ONE.   >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.    COMMISSIONER MADDOX.   >>  MR. ADMINISTRATOR.   >> PLEASE.  >>  ALL CENTERS AROUND  A   WORKSHOP THAT WE HAD COMMITTED  TO DO  THAT WE HAVE NOT DONE,   IS THAT CORRECT?  >>  I KNEW THERE WAS A WORKSHOP DISCUSSED THERE, AND  NOT BOUND BY.  AND  THAT  WE DISCUSSED   HERE WAS A MEETING BY WHICH WE  REACHED OUT TO THE CITY, HAVE   THE WORKSHOP CORRECT?   >> I THINK THAT'S ACCURATE  YES.  AND  I BELIEVE THE   BLUEPRINT WAS  THE ONE WE WERE  TALKING ABOUT  THE ONE THE   COUNTY HAD  SENT OVER IN THE   CITY HAD RESPONDED TO THE  MEETING,  IT WAS AROUND WAS   TAKE THE VOTE HERE,  THEIR   ANSWERS THERE, I BELIEVE  THE   VOTE WAS TAKEN,  AND I THINK   THE MOTION MAY HAVE FAILED IN   RELATION TO THE WORKSHOP,  THAT THE SAME THING WE WERE TALKING  ABOUT.  EITHER WAY,  IF WE  COMMIT TO A MEETING, THE  WORKSHOP, WHICH IS WHAT WAS  BEING  SAID HERE, AS    COMMISSIONER PROCTOR SAID,  AND  WE HAVE NOT COMMITTED  TO  THAT,  TALKING ABOUT WHEN TO   ACTIVELY FINISH THE PROCESS   WHAT WERE DOING TO SEE HOW THAT WORKS OUT,  WITH THE STATUS   REPORT CHECKED IN TIME,  WHAT   HAPPENED AND HOW THE DRAWDOWN  AFFECTED IT CORRECT?  >>  CERTAINLY  SOMETHING THE   BOARD CAN DO.  >> I SEE BOTH SIDES,  TO ME   THERE'S NOT A LOT OF CLARITY   ABOUT IF WE COMMIT TO THE   WORKSHOP, LIKE WITH THE   COMMISSIONER HAS SAID,  SHOWING THE PROCESS IN DISAGREEMENT    ABOUT HOW WE GO ABOUT WITH THE  PROCESS BUT WE STARTED IT,  IT'S GET THROUGH IT AND SEE IF IT ACTUALLY WORKS AND IF IT  DOESN'T,  WE MOVE IN ANOTHER  DIRECTION,  BUT EVERYBODY HAS   THE SAME GOAL HERE,  AND WHAT   IS GOING ON HERE.  PROBABLY    ROOM THE COMMISSIONER IS RIGHT  NOW,  COMMISSIONER CABAN, BUT   IN THE DIRECTION OF THE  WORKSHOP,  AND MR.  DEMONSTRATOR,  IF WE SCHEDULE A WORKSHOP,  YOU'RE GOING TO   CONTINUE TO MOVE IN A DIRECTION  OF THAT CORRECT?  >>  THAT IS CORRECT.  I THINK   THE PIECES  THAT ARE WORTH  MENTIONING,  I WILL REMIND THE  BOARD THE EXTENT TO WHICH   COMMISSIONER TALKS ABOUT IT,    THE MOMENTUM IN TIME AND  STICKING TO THE PLAN, AND ALL   THAT SORT OF THING, I WILL   REMIND THE BOARD  JUST HOW  COMPREHENSIVE  YOUR EFFORTS   WERE PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF   THIS PLAN.  YOU HAD US WORK  WITH THE WORKING COMMITTEE,    FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS AS WE PUT THE PLAN TOGETHER, IT'S BEEN   VERY EXTENSIVE,  DELICATE   HAPPEN IN A VACUUM, YOU   APPROVED THE PLAN,  WISH TO   CONDUCT WORKSHOPS AT ANY POINT  IN TIME.  FROM OUR STANDPOINT,  IF THE BOARD DECIDED  WHEN WE   BRING THIS BACK IN THE YEAR,  WHICH WE WOULD DO AT THAT TIME, A WORKSHOP  TO GO OVER THE DATA OVER THAT PERIOD OF TIME.   OBVIOUSLY WE ARE HAPPY TO DO  THAT  AND HAVE A WORKSHOP   WHENEVER IT IS NECESSARY.  BUT  AGAIN IT HAS BEEN A VERY   INCLUSIVE, COMPREHENSIVE  PROCESS  AT THIS POINT.  >>  I THINK I REMEMBER, I WAS  THERE BEFORE, I DO REMEMBER WE  HAD A FEW MEETINGS WITH THE   COMMUNITIES THAT KIND OF GET   INPUT THERE.  I'M PARTIAL TO   MOVING FORWARD WITH THE   PROCESS, NOT GOING TO STOP   ANYWAY. AND LAST QUESTION MADAM CHAIR,  WHAT IS THE WHOLE   PROCESS COMPLETED?  >>  THE DRAWDOWN?  >>  THE PROCESS SO THAT WE CAN  ACTUALLY SEE THAT.  >> IS GOING TO ASK  THEM TO   MOVE UP.  >> OKAY.  >> OPEN THE GATES AND  IN THE   DRAWDOWN IN MAY, DEPENDENT ON  GETTING THE LAST  SURVEY, WE   HAVE THE TWO-YEAR,  ENHANCED  MONITORING,  WATER QUALITY   TESTING THAT ALSO STARTS IN  MAY,  THAT WILL GO MAY 2024   -26.  >>  AND THE STATUS OF WHEN YOU  OPEN THE GATES, WE WILL BEGIN  STATUS UPDATES, LET'S SAY    EVERY NOW AND AGAIN TO SEE HOW  THINGS ARE GOING WITH THE LAKE  ?  >> YES AND THE ITEM WE WERE  RECOMMENDING BRING IT BACK UPON CONCLUSION OF THAT, BUT   BASICALLY WHAT  COMMISSIONER   CABAN SAID, AND AGAIN IF THAT   REFLECT THE WILL OF THE BOARD,  I  MENTIONED TO COMMISSIONER   CABAN TODAY WE WILL BE HAPPY TO BRING THAT BACK WITHIN ONE   YEAR.  AND BRING IT BACK  AS   OFTEN AS THE BOARD WOULD LIKE   IT TO BE BROUGHT BACK,  THE   DOES NEED TO BE TIME BETWEEN   THESE REPORTS SO WE CAN DO ALL  OF THE WORK THAT IS INVOLVED.   >> I WILL BE IN FAVOR OF US    FOR THE WORKSHOP.  >> IN FAVOR OF?  >>  OF US WAITING WITH WHAT   KIND OF RESULTS WE GET.  >> OKAY.  >> OKAY,  LET ME ASK, AT THE   END OF THE DRAWDOWN, THERE'S   GOING TO BE  A PERIOD OF TWO   YEARS OF TESTING, ?  >> THAT'S CORRECT, THE TESTING FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS.  >> OKAY. MONTHLY.  FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS. AND AFTER THAT,   JUST DEPENDING ON THE RESULT OF THE TEST? FIGURE YES, WE WILL   GO BACK TO THE NORMAL QUARTERLY WATER SAMPLING, THE WAY WE   NORMALLY TAKE.  >> THANK YOU.  >>  I DON'T SEE HAVING A   WORKSHOP AS  STOPPING THE  PROCESS,  CHANGING THE   DIRECTION OF THE BOARD IS   GIVEN. I SEE IT MORE , MR.  COUNTY MS. RITTER, AS   INFORMATIONAL PERHAPS,  TO   BRING MAYBE THE CITIZENS AND   RESIDENTS IN THE AREA OF TODAY,  I APPRECIATE THIS PORT  --   REPORT THAT WE HAVE HERE, AND   DRAWING DOWN IN MAY, SOMEWHERE  CLOSE TO THAT,  WE WILL RECEIVE ANOTHER REPORT. OKAY.  I DON'T SEE HAVING A WORKSHOP  AS   IMPEDING THE PROCESS. AT ALL.   I THINK WE HAVE SOME CONCERN ,  CONCERNED CITIZENS IN T♪HE AREA,  AND OF COURSE WE ARE   CONCERNED, I UNDERSTAND  LAKE   MUNSON HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR   YEARS AND YEARS, AND I SEE ALL  THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT   HAVE BEEN DIRECTED TOWARD  THE  CLEANUP,  EVERYBODY RECOGNIZES  THAT  IT IS A CONCERN.  BUT   HAVING SAID THAT.  I DON'T   HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM  OF THE   PROCESS CONTINUING, BUT STILL,  BRINGING  TOGETHER IN THE FORM  OF A WORKSHOP,  THE COMMITTEE,   THE COUNTY SCIENTISTS,  OTHER  SCIENTISTS,  AND  IF THE VC,    AND  WE HAVE THAT FOR HIM, WE   HAVE A FORUM, IN THE GUISE OF A WORKSHOP,  TO JUST MAKE SURE   THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS WHERE WE   ARE. AND  IT RECOGNIZES THE    PERIODIC REPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN.  A PROJECTION OF WHEN   MORE REPORTS WILL BE GIVEN,    AND OF COURSE WE HAVE TO WAIT   AND SEE THE RESULTS OF THE TEST AFTER THE DRAWDOWN.  BUT   CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT,  CITIZENS  BEING ABLE TO HEAR  OUR  EXPERTS,  AND WHERE WE ARE.  I  DON'T SEE THAT AS  A MAJOR  PROBLEM,  AND I THINK IF WE   SPECIFY AS A BOARD THAT AFTER   THE DRAWDOWN  WE ASK STAFF  TO  ORGANIZE A WORKSHOP,  IT COULD  BE LATER ON THIS YEAR,  FOR THE NEXT ONE, THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS,  AND SPECIFICALLY INDICATE  WHO WE WOULD LIKE TO BE THE   WORKSHOP TO GIVE THEIR INPUT.   I THINK IT WOULD JUST BE   INFORMATIONAL FOR EVERYBODY. SO THAT IS  MY OPINION.  FINGER   TWO POINTS I WOULD LIKE TO  MAKE.  RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF  ME,  THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION,   AND  IS SCIENTISTS,  AND    WORKING ON AREAS,  AND LAST  SPRING,  AND  MANY FREELY WITH  FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY, THOSE  NEIGHBORHOODS,  OUTSIDE   SCIENTISTS AND COUNCILS,  I MET WITH STAFF.  WORKED CLOSELY IN  PUTTING TOGETHER THE ACTION  PLAN,  AND PROCESS OF    EXECUTING,  THE 2nd POINT I  WOULD LIKE TO MAKE I THINK IS   VERY IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER.    LET'S SAY WE WERE TO DO A   WORKSHOP THIS SUMMER OR THIS   FALL, OR EVEN EARLY NEXT  SPRING,  THE INFORMATION THAT   IS PROVIDED TO US IS NOT   ACCURATE INFORMATION  BECAUSE   IT TAKES 12-18,  AND  THE   INFORMATION TO CONSTRUCT THE    DIFFERENT PATH. IS NOT ACCURATE INFORMATION.  EVERY STAFF  MEMBER  EVERY SCIENTIST,  AFTER THE DRAWDOWN,  12-18 MONTHS,    THE INFORMATION THAT WE WOULD   BE USING IS NOT THE BEST   CURRENT INFORMATION. BEST FOR   THE LAKE,  AND  AND  THINK YOU  MADAM CHAIR.   >>  THINK YOU MADAM CHAIR.    CAPTURING THE NARRATIVE , OF   THIS ISSUE.  WHEN  IT WAS  STRIKING.  AND  MEDICS WAS   THERE, THE COUNTY REACHED OUT   TO THE CITY. THE CITY  GOVERNMENT.  NEVER HEARD BACK.   THOSE LIKE A MISSILE.  IF THE  COUNTIES GOVERNMENT CAN HEAR   BACK FROM IT.  AND HOW THE   CITIZENS GROUP TO HEAR BACK,    AND ACCURATELY,  IS OF THE   NATURE OF TONE DEAFNESS AND    CITIZENS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY.   CERTAINLY NOT TRYING TO  UNRAVEL  THE PLAN ,  DESIRE    SIMPLY IS TO HEAR ,  ON THE   PLATFORM HERE.  AND  THE  CLOCKS.  LAST DECEMBER,  AND  COMMISSIONER,  YOU'RE THE   FIRST PERSON TO COME SEE ME,   AND I APPRECIATE THAT.  AND   THAT IN DIED.  I COULD HAVE.    BUT I WOULDN'T BECAUSE I   WANTED TO BE HERE TODAY.   >> WANTED TO BE HERE TO HEAR  FROM CITIZENS WHO ARE ASKING TO MEET WITH ME ALIVE.  A FEW   PEOPLE GATHERING TO THE  GRAVESIDE.  THEY WANT TO TALK   TO US ALIVE.  AND I'M HONORED  MYSELF  THAT WE DO,  AND WOULD.  THEY WOULD EVEN ASK.  THEY   HAVE A MEETING AND INVITED ALL  OF US TO COME TO THEM.    WHATEVER REASON THE CHAIR LADY  CAME TO THEM.  AND  WITH TRY TO DEMONSTRATE PUT FORWARD, AND I  BELIEVE  CAN EARLY.  TRYING   WITH ALL THEIR MIGHT, CAN WE   GET YOUR ATTENTION.  TRYING TO  CHANGE WHAT YOU DID.  NOT   WANTING US TO REGULATE A   GOVERNMENT THAT IS TONE DEAF.   I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.  WE   CAN CHEW BUBBLEGUM AND WALK    AND  HEAR FROM THE PEOPLE,    THEY'RE NOT TRYING TO  INTERRUPT,  THEY WANT TO   AUGMENT PERHAPS.  THE  METHODOLOGY.  AND I DON'T KNOW.  THERE'S ENOUGH TIME ON THIS   RIGHT HERE.  ARE  MOTIONS ARE  BLENDED.  LOVE YOU ENOUGH  TO  RELINQUISH  AND LOVE SOMETHING   OPEN IT AND LET IT GO AND LET  IT FREE.  I'M GRATEFUL  THAT   YOU KEEP COMING BACK.  AND  FOR ALL OF OUR  COLLEAGUES TO HEAR.  OFTENTIMES  YOU FEEL THE TONE  DEAFNESS FROM THE GOVERNMENT.   THANK YOU VERY MUCH MADAM  CHAIR.  THINK YOU   COMMISSIONERS.  >> THANK YOU  COMMISSIONER  PROCTOR.  WE'VE ALL EXPRESSED  OUR OPINION.  >> I HAVE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION.  >>  WILL YOU DO? FIGURE YES.  >>  I THINK WHAT I'M GOING TO  DO IS,  THEN THE PLANE WERE I  THINK EVERYONE IS HAPPY, MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO ACCEPT THE STATUS REPORT, AND  THE NEXT  STATUS REPORT COME BACK TO US,  IN 12 MONTHS,  AND AT THAT  TIME,  IF THE DAILY MAXIMUM   DAILY LOADS,  IF THE LEVELS ARE HIGH IN THE LAKE, THEN WE WILL  COMMIT  AT THE NEXT MEETING.   >> OKAY.  BEFORE WE GET A  SECOND I WANT SOME  SPECIFICATION.  AFTER YEAR,    DEPENDING ON  THE HIGHS AND  LOWS,  IS THAT ENOUGH DIRECTION FOR YOU?  ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.  IS THERE A SECOND.  IN A  DISCUSSION.  >>  YES MADAM CHAIR.  >> THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY,   RIGHT HERE, WE HAVE  SET UP A   CONTINGENCY CLAUSE,  AS A BASIS TO HAVE THE WORKSHOP.  A  QUANTITATIVE  MEASURE  SHOULD   NOT BE THE STANDARD BY WHICH WE  AFFORD PEOPLE ACCESS  TO TALK  TO A COUNTIES GOVERNMENT.  THAT WE WILL TALK WITH YOU, AND HEAR FROM YOU, IF THERE IS A MAXIMUM DAILY  LOAD AT A CERTAIN   QUANTIFIABLE RATE,  OTHERWISE   WE WILL HEAR FROM YOU, REFUSING TO SUPPORT THAT.  AND THE  CONDITION OF QUALITY AND   PEOPLE'S VOICES. ON THE DAILY  LOAD  OF SOMETHING OUT OF LAKE  MUNSON,  THE PEOPLE ARE   >> AND GREATER AND MORE  IMPORTANT,  THEN A DAILY LOAD   EQUATING SOMETHING THAT OCCURS  IN NATURE,  AS A QUALIFIER FOR  THEM TO TALK TO THE LEON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,  WE ARE  >> THAN THAT, THANK YOU.  >>  THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.  >> COMMISSIONER MADDOX?  >>  THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.    AGAIN IT COMES DOWN TO A   WORKSHOP TIMING WISE,  THE   QUESTION I HAD WAS,  IF WE HAVE THE WORKSHOP NOW,  SPECIFYING   THE PROCESS WILL CONTINUE TO  GO,  I WOULD IMAGINE  THAT IT   IS NOT JUST INFORMATION, THERE  IS A PIECE TO THIS THAT THE  CITIZENS  ARE DISPUTE  IS   DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THE STAFF  SAYS.  ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT    AND THE ELECTIVES, ANYTIME  ANY CITIZENS WANT TO MEET WITH   STAFF ON ANY ISSUE,  THEY HAVE  THE NUMBERS IN THE EMAILS, THE  OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.  I DON'T THINK ACCESS IS NECESSARILY AN  ISSUE HERE.  THERE NEEDS TO BE  A CONVERSATION,  AGAIN IT COULD HAPPEN DURING THE SAME  MEETINGS.  WHEN IT COMES DOWN  TO IT FOR ME,  IT'S MORE OF    THEIR SOME THINGS  TO SIZE    DON'T AGREE ON.  AND  THE   RIGHT WAY TO GO ABOUT IT, WE'VE BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD  THERE IS   AND THE PHILOSOPHY BE  BETWEEN  CITIZENS,  WHAT WE'RE DOING IS A GOVERNMENT. AND  WORKING WITH THE CITIZENS AND  THE WORKSHOP  AFTER WORKSHOP, IN ORDER FOR US TO GET TO THE POINT, MADAM  CHAIR,  WE WERE ABLE TO AGREE   ON SOMETHING TO MOVE FORWARD   WITH THE DRAWDOWN , A   COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN   MEETINGS BETWEEN THE   GOVERNMENT, LEON COUNTY  GOVERNMENT,  SPECIFIED  BY THAT IN THE CITIZENS GROUP,  AND WE  CAME TOGETHER AND CAME UP WITH  SOMETHING  AND WE ARE AT A  POINT WHERE WE ARE MOVING  FORWARD ON IT, TALKING ABOUT  HAVING ANOTHER WORKSHOP,  AND   AGAIN IF THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY   NOTHING WRONG WITH THE PROCESS, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AND    CITIZENS COMING UP, SAYING  THE STAFF IS DOING A GOOD JOB, BUT  THERE ARE DIFFERENCES THERE.    SO I DON'T WANT TO PAINT THE  PICTURE LIKE WELL, WE ARE JUST  GOING TO HAVE A WORKSHOP TO   EXCHANGE INFORMATION,  AND TALK THIS THING OVER, NO,  EXPECTATION  THAT THE WORKSHOP  IS EITHER WE AS COMMISSION IS   GOING TO BACK WITH STAFF IS   DOING, OR ASK STAFF TO MOVE IN  A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. I   BELIEVE WHAT THE COMMISSIONER   HAS SAID IS THAT HE WANTS TO   MOVE FORWARD  WITH WHAT STAFF   IS DOING,  TO GET THERE, GET TO A POINT, WHETHER OR NOT IT'S   GOING TO WORK.  SO AGAIN,  I   COULD GO WITH WAITING A YEAR,   AND I DON'T THINK  IT'S   CONDITIONAL, AND  WORD IS,    WITH OR NOT WE HAVE A WORKSHOP, AND  THINK IT'S  PART OF THE  MOTION,  AND BACK TO THAT TIME  IT SAYS WE HAVE A PROBLEM,  WE  NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT,  AND  WERE GOING TO SAY THAT   NEXT WE HAVE A WORKSHOP.    GRIEVANCE AMOS DEMONSTRATOR,    IF THE SEA LEVELS ARE RISING   BETWEEN NOW AND THAT YEAR YOU  WOULD BRING SOMETHING BACK FOR  CONSIDERATION AS TO HOW TO DEAL WITH NUTRIENT LEVELS RISING  CORRECT?  WITH WHAT STAFF ARE  DOING.   >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR,  COMMISSIONER?  >>  AND  SUFFERING FROM A LACK  OF INFORMATION AT LAKE MUNSON.  AND SO AGAIN,  WE CAN BRING   THIS BACK TO YOU,  IN THE YEAR, AND AT THAT TIME, GIVES THAT  DIRECTION,  TO HAVE A WORKSHOP?  WITH OR WITHOUT THE THRESHOLD   THAT COMMISSIONER TALKED   ABOUT, WE ARE HAPPY EITHER WAY, WE ARE HAPPY TO ACCEPT    WHATEVER THE DIRECTION THE   BOARD MIGHT BE AT, AND   COMMISSIONER MADDOX,  YOU'VE   KIND OF SUMMED UP THE DYNAMICS  VERY WELL  IN TERMS OF THE LAY  OF THE LAND.  >>  MADAM CHAIR, FINALLY, I'M  DESPERATE  AT A POINT WHERE THE CONVERSATION AS DRUG OUT  OVER  THE FACT OF, ARE WE GOING TO   LET STAFF CONTINUE TO MOVE THIS DIRECTION, AND HAVE A WORKSHOP  TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, AND   BE THROUGH EMAIL, COMING TO   SPEAK AT OUR MEETINGS,  BEFORE  HALFTIME, THERE'S OPPORTUNITY  THERE,  AND ALSO FOR CITIZENS   TO GET INFORMATION.  EITHER   WERE GOING TO LIFT STAFF    FINISH THE PROCESS OR VERY   BLUNTLY, IF THERE IS SOMETHING  THAT WE ONCE CHANGED THAT CAME  FROM THE CITIZENS,  THE   CITIZENS GROUP,  IF THERE IS A  SUGGESTION THEY MAY THAT WE   WANT CHANGED,  WE CAN JUST ASK  STAFF TO CHANGE IT BECAUSE I   DON'T THINK OF THE WORKSHOP   WERE GOING TO GET A DIFFERENT  ENVIRONMENT  OR CONVERSATION  BETWEEN STAFF AND THE CITIZENS  GROUP.  SO I AM IN FAVOR, AGAIN OF AT LEAST FINISHING UP THE   PROCESS AND THEN HAVING A   STATUS REPORT,  AND ALLOWING  STAFF  THERE,  IF WE SEE THOSE  LEVEL START TO RISE,  THEY WILL RESPOND APPROPRIATELY BY   GETTING US ALL TOGETHER AND US  HAVING A CONVERSATION.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  MADDOX.  COMMISSIONER MINOR?   >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.   >> I THINK  COMMISSIONER MADDOX  IS 100% SPOT ON, I AGREE WITH  EVERYTHING, COMMISSIONER   PROCTOR, I RESPECT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING BUT  I DISAGREE   STRONGLY, IT'S NOT THE ONLY   WAY TO TALK WITH US, AND I   SPOKE WITH MAX AND PEOPLE THAT  LIVE  ALONG LAKE MUNSON, WE'VE HAD LONG CONVERSATIONS,  AND   ACTUALLY HELP THEM  TRY TO FIND THE MAIN BONES OF CONTENTION   THAT WE CAN WORK WITH STAFF TO  TRY TO RESOLVE THOSE BONES OF  CONTENTION,  WE HAVE AGREED TO  A PROCESS,  IT IS STILL IN  PLAY,  THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER  THAT REPRESENTS THE AREA,  I'VE SEEN WORK HARD ON THIS,  AS   COMMISSIONER MADDOX SAYS, A   WORKSHOP IS FOR TWO THINGS,    THE STATUS OF WHAT THE COUNTY   IS DOING AND POSSIBLY DECIDE IF WE WANT TO CHANGE MIDSTREAM,  I DON'T THINK WE ARE AT THAT   POINT YET,  TALK ABOUT HAVING  US TAKE A LOOK AT IT A YEAR   FROM NOW, I THINK THE COUNTY   STUFF TO MAKE A DECISION   WHETHER OR NOT  FROM THEIR EYES WE SHOULD HAVE A WORKSHOP,  WE  CAN LOOK AT THAT STATUS REPORT  IN A YEAR AND DECIDE WE'RE   GOING TO DO IT ON OUR OWN. I'M GOING TO SPORT THE SUBSTITUTE  MOTION OF THE TABLE,  AND IF   ENSURING THE END OF THE BODY   WAS TO DO A WORKSHOP AND HAPPEN TO BE THERE AND PARTICIPATE, WE HAVE COME UP WITH A PLAN AFTER  MANY YEARS AND BEFORE THE PLAN,  MILLIONS OF DOLLARS SPENT ON  LAKE MUNSON BEFORE TO GET IT TO THIS POINT,  LET'S SEE IT PLAY OUT AND TAKE A LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE IN A YEAR AND GO FOR -- GO  FROM THERE.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.   >>  COMMISSIONER  --  JUST  TO  ASK HIM STAFF,   >> TO COME BACK.   >>  AND  COMMISSIONER MADDOX,   AND THE THIRD PART,  THE   HOLDING PUNS,  WITH THE  CASCADES.  AND THE ELBOW.  TO   ANITA DAVIS LAKE.  AND  THE   BLUEPRINT MODE RIGHT NOW.  AND  WITH NICK.  WHAT IS THE STATUS  AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN  THAT  BUILD OUT OF THAT  POND ,  THE PLAN THAT IS UNDERWAY, OR  IS THERE ANY CORRELATION? I  KNOW  THAT IT MIGHT BE DIPPING  INTO  THE BLUEPRINT.  BLUEPRINT NOTION OF THOSE  CHAIN OF  HOLDING PUNS THAT WE'RE   ESTABLISHING.    >>> IS MY UNDERSTANDING --  >>  THE SOUTHERN MOST DEVELOPED LAKE, WE  HAD IT TEED UP TO BE  THE FIRST, AND  ALL OF THOSE   CARS WERE UNDERWATER,  AT LEON  HIGH SCHOOL,  THEN WE ALTERED   THE PLAN AND MIDSTREAM, AND  WE DID FRANKLIN BOULEVARD, IT GOT  COVERED UP, AND DEEPENS,  TO   RELIEVE LEON.  WE HAVE NEVER   GONE BACK TO THE ORIGINAL   THOUGHT OF STARTING THE    SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY AND COMING  BACK AND WORKING FROM  CAPITAL  CIRCLE BACK INTO THE CITY.    HAVE WE ABANDONED THIS?  CAN   SOMEONE BE HONEST ABOUT THAT?  >> NO, IN FACT WE CONTINUE TO  ARTICULATE  $300 MILLION THAT   HAVE BEEN SPENT IN THIS CHAIN   OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS,  AND   CONTINUE TO BRING ITEMS TO THE  BOARD AND ARTICULATING   EVERYTHING HAPPENING  INCLUDING THAT, THAT IS OCCURRING THERE.   BUT WITH RESPECT TO THE BOOTH   DESPERATE BLUEPRINT,  IS THERE ANY  THERE, WE SPREAD TO  BLUEPRINT.   >> THE CASCADES, SEGMENT FOUR,   AND  AND THAT SHOULD BE  COMPLETED.  THE CITY OF   TALLAHASSEE DID THAT  AND  THE  WEST SIDE, OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.  AND  $20 MILLION COMMITMENT TO IT,  MOVING FORWARD,  EXPECTING TO BREAK GROUND IN 25.   >>  AND THE SCIENTIST.  AND    THAT WAS TO PLAY THE ROLL.  AND HAVE AN IMPACT  ON THE QUALITY  OF WATER THAT WAS MOVING INTO  IT.  IN  TO FILTER,  AND CHANGE THE QUALITY  OF MUNSON.  THAT   IS WHAT YOU MAKE SURE THAT  THE GANG IS STILL HONEST WITH  RESPECT  TO THE DOLLARS TO  DECIDE  THE INVESTMENT.  IT WAS TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE   QUALITY OF LAKE MUNSON.  AS   LONG AS WE ARE COMMITTED TO    TRYING THAT PIECE OF SCIENCE.   AND KNOWLEDGE AND WHATEVER,  IT WILL IMPROVE.  BUT I DON'T   WANT US TO WALK AWAY FROM THAT. WITHOUT DOING THAT,  WE ARE NOT MAXIMIZING  THE POTENTIAL  OF   THE WATERS. I'M SURE YOU LOOK  VERY NICE. JUST  LOVELY AND  BEAUTIFUL,  RAISING THE BAR FOR ALL OF US.   >> THANK YOU.  >> A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.  OKAY.  ONE LAST COMMENT,  THEN  WE WILL GO TO VOTE.  >>  I'M GOING TO EDIT THE   SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO REMOVE THE LATTER PART OF IT, AND EXCEPT  THE STATUS REPORT  AND SCHEDULE THE NEXT ONE 12 MONTHS FROM   NOW.  >> SCHEDULE?  >>  SCHEDULED THE NEXT STATUS   REPORT 12 MONTHS FROM NOW.   >>  THE DRAWDOWN.   >> ACTUALLY SOONER THAN WE  PROPOSED   >> OKAY.  IS THERE A SECOND?  >> THANK YOU.   >>  WE'VE DONE AWAY WITH THE  FIRST SUBSTITUTE MOTION, AND    AND  THE COMMISSIONER,  AND    LAKE MUNSON, SITTING IN HIS  DISTRICT,  AND  AND DISTRICT    COMMISSIONER.  MY OWN CONCERNS  ABOUT CITIZENS WANTING TO  COMMUNICATE  WITH THE  COMMISSION,  AND GET  CLARIFICATION.  AND WITH ALL   DUE RESPECT  COMMISSIONER  MADDOX.  AND  FOR THE POTENTIAL WORKSHOP,  IS HYPOTHETICAL,    AND  IN MY OPINION TO GIVE  STAFF  IN THE COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR.  THE OPPORTUNITY SET FORTH WHAT WE ARE DOING.  AND  THE SCIENTIFIC NATURE,    AND  THE STATUS OF WHERE WE   ARE, TRULY,  THE COMMISSIONERS.  IN  ALL CITIZENS DON'T HAVE   ACCESS TO THE VARIOUS REPORTS.  THAT ARE SUBMITTING HERE.  EYE   SIDE OF TOWN.  IN  WILL MAIL  OUT  PAPER COPIES.  WINDOW SEAT IS  INPUT, AS IS A BEFORE.    INFORMATIONAL.  IN A PROBLEM   WITH SAYING THAT IN THE YEAR,   WE WILL HAVE A WORKSHOP.    PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION  TO   THE CITIZENS,  ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT BUILD AROUND THE AREA.    AND  DONE A GREAT JOB. AND  WE  GOT OUR PLAN,  NOT HOLDING A  WORKSHOP,  AND NOT IMPEDE  IN   ANY WAY  THE PLAN,  THAT THIS  BOARD  HAS ADOPTED IN THE LAST  COUPLE OF YEARS. THE PLAN OF    CORRECTION FOR THE LAKE. HAVING SAID THAT,  WHAT I WOULD DO IS   ASK ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF    COMMISSIONER CABAN 'S   SUBSTITUTE MOTION,  TO INDICATE  BY VOTE OF  AYE  AYE I'M NOT  SURE IF I NEED A ROLLCALL ,  BY SHOW OF RAISE OF HANDS, WE HAVE FIVE,  ALL OF THOSE NOT IN   FAVOR SHOW YOUR HANDS ,  NAY.   FIVE IN FAVOR, TWO AGAINST,   THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS, THANK  YOU SO MUCH. MR. COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR.   >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR, THAT   INCLUDES THE CONSENT  AGENDA,  ONTO GENERAL BUSINESS,  ITEM   NUMBER 14, COMMISSIONERS,    SEEKING YOUR CONSIDERATION TO   DEDICATE COURTROOM THREE A IN   HONOR OF JUDGE JAMES CHARLES    HANKINSON ,  THIS FOLLOWS YOUR  DIRECTION TO BRING THAT BACK,   CONSISTENT WITH POLICY  AND WE  ARE HAPPY TO ACCEPT POOR   DIRECTION ON THIS ITEM.  >> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO   ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT .  >>  SO MOVED.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  MADDOX.  AND COMMISSIONER   MINOR, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? >> OPTION ONE.   >> OKAY.  I'M LOOKING AT   ATTACHMENT ONE, I'M SORRY. [   LAUGHTER ]  IS THE MOTION TO    ACCEPT OPTION ONE? IS THERE A   SECOND? YES.  IN THE   DISCUSSION, I WANT TO  THANK   YOU MR. COUNTY MINISTRY AT HER  AND YOUR STAFF  FOR LOOKING   INTO THIS REQUEST,  FROM THE   CHIEF JUDGE,  MANY OF US AND   I'M SURE HER ATTORNEY, , MANY  HEARINGS BEFORE THE JUDGE,  IN  THAT VERY COURTROOM,  AND  AN   HONOR FOR HIS FAMILY TO ACCEPT   THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE  BOARD.  ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING AYE  ANY  OPPOSITION.  >> I VOTE  AYE, AND   COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE  IS OUT   OF CHAMBERS, THANK YOU MR.  COUNTY MINISTRY TO.  >> COMMISSIONERS,  ITEM NUMBER  15 SEEKS THE ACCEPTANCE OF    APPROXIMATELY  $3 MILLION IN  OPIOID  SETTLEMENT FUNDS,  WITH THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA HEALTH   NETWORK TO  RECEIVE THE FUNDS,  AND  DISC VILLAGE,  AS DETAILED IN THE ITEM, WE ARE NOTIFIED AT THE END OF LAST YEAR THE COUNTY WOULD RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL   $11.6 MILLION IN OPIOID  SETTLEMENT FUNDS FROM THE STATE OVER THE NEXT  18 YEARS, THIS   IS THE FIRST INSTALLMENT OF  THAT.  AS I MENTIONED TO MANY   COMMISSIONERS IN OUR BRIEFINGS,  IT IS PRETTY PRESCRIPTIVE IN   TERMS OF HOW WE SPEND THESE  DOLLARS,  SO WE WOULD  ANTICIPATE BRINGING YOU ALL A  RECOMMENDATION  WITH FUTURE   INSTALLMENTS OVER THE NEXT 18   YEARS. THIS IS THE FIRST  INSTALLMENT . THE RECOMMENDED  OPTIONS ARE BEFORE YOU,  AND WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY  QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE, NO   SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM.  >> THANK YOU MR. COUNTY   ADMINISTRATOR. COMMISSIONERS, I WOULD LIKE TO  ENTERTAIN A   MOTION TO ACCEPT OPTIONS  12   AND 3 IS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF.   COMMISSIONER WELCH A SECOND?  >>  SECOND.  >>  WE OKAY.  >> DISCUSSION.  >>  A FEW YEARS AGO,  ATTORNEY  DARRELL PARKS  HAD BEEN A PART  IN  ALIGNING AS PART OF THE   LEGAL TEAM,  TO ADMINISTER    THESE FUNDS, IS HE STILL PART   OF THE LEGAL NETWORK  THAT IS  DEALING WITH THE  OPIOID  SETTLEMENT?  ATTORNEY DARRELL  PARKS?   >> MAY I?  >> YES.  >> THANK YOU.  WE HAVE NOT   COMMUNICATED WITH MR. PARKS,    WE RECEIVE UPDATES PERIODICALLY FROM OUR MAIN  OUTSIDE COUNCIL, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT    ATTORNEY PARKS BASICALLY HAD   PARTNERED WITH  THE LAW FIRM   THAT WAS HANDLING  A LOT OF THE OUTSIDE COUNCIL MATTERS FOR THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS,  SO I'M   HONESTLY NOT SURE,  THEY'RE   NOT PAID DIRECTLY FROM US OUT   OF ANY SETTLEMENT PROCEEDS,   THAT THEY ARE PAID OUT OF,   BECAUSE BASICALLY  IT IS NOT   CHARACTERIZED AS A CLASS ACTION BUT IT IS A CLASS ACTION,  AND  WHEN WE SIGNED THE MOU WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IT DETERMINES  HOW THE ATTORNEYS FEES WOULD   BE PAID OUT OF THE SETTLEMENT   PROCEEDS WE RECEIVE, SO WE   DON'T MAKE ANY DIRECT PAYMENTS FROM OUTSIDE COUNCIL FOR THEIR  SERVICES.   >> OKAY,  VERY MUCH  I KNOW THE STATE OF FLORIDA IS    DISINTERESTED IN DIVERSITY WITH THE COUNTY OF LEON IS,  AND    ATTORNEY PARKS,  STILL PART OF  THE LITIGATION IN THE LEGAL  TEAM.  THE SUPPORTING  DOCUMENTS,  THE LEGAL SIDE,    THIS IS THE SERVICE SIDE,  IN   THE SENSE OF DELIVERING OF  CARE.  SO I APPRECIATE YOUR   ATTENTION, THANK YOU.   >> I'VE GOT THE GAVEL  TEMPORARILY,  ANY OTHER   QUESTIONS?  >> YES SIR.  >> THANK YOU MR. VICE CHAIR.  I WANT TO RECORD MY VOTE IN   SUPPORT OF NUMBER 14.  >> SO NOTED.  >>  IF THERE ARE NO MORE  QUESTIONS,  THEN WE HAVE A    MOTION, SECONDED,  BY MYSELF   AND SECONDED BY  COMMISSIONER  O'KEEFE,  ALL OF THOSE IN   FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING  AYE   ALL THOSE OPPOSED.  AND I AM   ALSO IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.  ARE   YOU GOOD?  >> COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR,  NEXT  ITEM.  >> THANK YOU,  THIS ITEM,   SEEKING THE ACQUISITION OF THE  PARCEL NEEDED  FOR THE TURN  LANE  AT HARPERS FERRY DRIVE,   REQUESTING THE BOARD'S   APPROVAL OF A COUNTER OFFER OF  $20,000, INCLUDING COST AND  FEES,  RECEIVED FROM MORTGAGE  HOLDINGS,  THE PURPOSE OF THIS  ITEM, IS TO ACQUIRE  THE ACRES  TO CONSTRUCT A  TURN LANE AGAIN AT  HARPERS FERRY DRIVE.    BEFORE YOU WE HAVE  ALL THE   INFORMATION WITH RESPECT  TO   HOW THIS PROCESS WAS CARRIED   OUT CONSISTENT  WITH THE  RELEVANT  POLICIES AND   PRINCIPLES ETC.,  AND A    COUNTER OFFER,  AN OPTION ONE,   AND ANY OF THE DETAILS,  NO   SPEAKERS ON THE ITEM.   >> IS THERE EMOTION?   >> MR. CHAIRMAN,  THE  CHAIRMANSHIP,  I WILL DO IT FOR YOU.  I'VE ALWAYS  FELT THE   NAME HARPERS FERRY, ALWAYS    KIND OF TRUMPING  HARPERS  FERRY.  >>  I DON'T THINK THERE IS AN  ARMORY AT THE HARPERS FERRY.   >> I OFTEN THINK ABOUT IT.  >> SORRY.  >> ATTORNEY?  >>  POINT OF  ORDER.  >> UNTIL THE CHAIR PASSES THE   GAVEL BACK, YOU CAN'T MAKE A   MOTION.  >> YES I DID MAKE EMOTION.   >> I BELIEVE  THE COMMISSIONER  SECONDED IT.  >>  AND  I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK  ON THIS ITEM.   >> I WANT TO WITHDRAW THE   MOTION AND REFER TO THE   DISTRICT COMMISSIONER TO MAKE   THE MOTION  AT HARPERS FERRY.   >> YES.  >> MADAM CHAIR?  >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.  >>  THANK YOU, THIS IS BEEN A   LONG TIME COMING FOR FOLKS,  IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE  NORTHBOUND  JOURNEY, IT CAN BE  A LITTLE BIT TEDIOUS AT RUSH  HOUR.  THIS WILL PROVIDE A    NORTHBOUND TURN LANE, I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR WORKING ON THIS FOR A LONG TIME,  BUT CERTAINLY SINCE I'VE BEEN ELECTED,  IT   HAS BEEN A PRIORITY, 3+ YEARS,   IT'S BUDGETED, READY TO ROCK  'N ROLL, WE OUGHT TO BE ABLE   TO FINISH IT QUICKLY,  WITH   THAT BEING SAID, I WOULD LIKE  TO MAKE THE MOTION FOR STAFF   RECOMMENDATION.  >> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER ,    COMMISSIONER WELCH,   COMMISSIONER CABAN, ANY   COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION FROM THE COMMISSIONERS QUICK  DID YOU  HAVE ANY? NO.  >> NO.  COMMISSIONER MINOR   SECONDED THE MOTION.   >> COMMISSIONER MINOR SECONDED  THE MOTION,  AND I CERTAINLY    SUPPORT THE MOTION  OF    COMMISSIONER WELCH, WE KNOW   THAT  BEING ENGAGED IN IMMINENT  --  EMINENT DOMAIN  PROCEEDINGS, , THE COUNTER   OFFER THAT WAS MADE,  WE WOULD  PROBABLY ABSORB THAT AMOUNT.    AND IF IT WENT INTO LITIGATION  I THINK  IN THE INTEREST OF   TIME AND IMPROVING THAT   PARTICULAR ONE  STAFF   RECOMMENDATION AND MOTION AS  WELL.  SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR,   LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING AYE.   ANY OPPOSITION?  HEARING NONE,  THE MOTION CARRIES.  MR.   COUNTY MINISTRY.  >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR,  THE  ENEMY FOR YOU, NUMBER 17,    SEEKING THE FULL BOARD'S   CONSIDERATION OF FOR THE   APPOINTMENTS OF CITIZENS TO THE  COMMITTEE MEETING, AND SPORTS  COUNCIL,  AND WSB  --  NWSB    COMMITTEE, THE INCUMBENT    MEMBERS  THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN  PLACE ARE SEEKING  REAPPOINTMENT.  IN ADDITION TO  THAT  THE BOARD HAS EIGHT  ADDITIONAL APPLICANTS FOR YOUR  CONSIDERATION.  AND OPTIONS ONE INTO  ARE BEFORE YOU AND   SEEKING YOUR DIRECTION ON   THOSE. WILL  -- WE HAVE ONE  SPEAKER ON THIS ITEM.  STANLEY  SIMS?  >> THANK YOU  MR. SENS.  >> MY NAME IS STANLEY SIMS,   1320 AVONDALE WAY,  AND MY  COMMENTS THIS AFTERNOON,  IS   MORE DIRECTLY TOWARDS  THE   AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY  COMMITTEE.  WE ARE VERY BLESSED  IN THIS COUNTY  TO HAVE THE  BEST  WORLDWIDE COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR.  THE LORD IS   GOOD TO US.  AND I LIKE   EMBARRASSING THEM.  AND  IS   THAT WITH THE PROCESS, MIKE   WARM BUT I WOULD LIKE JUST LIKE US TO BROADEN OUR SCOPE.  AND   HOUSING AVAILABILITY.  AND HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BOARD,   EXPERIENCING EVICTION.  AND  CURRENTLY  AND  WHETHER THAT BE HARD.  OR THE RENTAL OR   SOMETHING, THAT SHOULD BE  A   STANDING POSITION ON THAT  BOARD.  LET ME SAY,  I'M NOT   COMING FROM THIS,  IS  ACCUSATORY  OR SOMETHING WRONG,  NO, I THINK IN LIEU OF WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY, TO  NOW,  TO GIVE MORE SUBSTANCE TO THIS BOARD,  WE COULD FIND AN  APPLICANT  WHO IS CURRENTLY    LIVING  UNDER,  AND AN  AFFORDABLE HOUSING SITUATION    OR HUD SITUATION AND IT WOULD   BRING SO MUCH CREDIBILITY  TO   THE ADVISORY BOARD.  THANK YOU  SO MUCH.  AND A COUNTY MINISTRY THERE,  SO COULD BE UNDER HIS  LEADERSHIP.  AND  YOU DON'T   NEED ALL OF THE THREE MINUTES.  >>  THANK YOU MR. SIMS.   >> THAT YOUR COUSIN.  >> THANK YOU.    >>>  --  WE HAVE TWO  APPLICANTS.  I ENTERTAIN A   MOTION, COMMISSIONER PROCTOR?  >>  MADAM CHAIR, I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT.  WITH THE NAMES  HERE.   >> DANIEL KAIO ANTHONY  ANDERSON.  >>  IS ONE OF THESE INCUMBENT?   IS THERE AN INCUMBENT? VICTOR  KNOW THE INDIVIDUAL IN THEIR   POSITION RESIGNED. I BELIEVE.  >> OKAY.  I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS,  POLICE TO GET LOBBIED FOR  THESE POSITIONS,  AND I DON'T  KNOW COMMISSIONERS IF YOU ARE  GETTING LOBBIED, JUST A LOT OF  SILENCE AROUND THESE  APPOINTMENTS.  --   >>  ACKNOWLEDGING THAT  COMMISSIONER.  >>  I WAS STARTLED. [ LAUGHTER  ] IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU.  IF   PEOPLE ARE NOT  PANTING TO  SERVE,  WE ONLY HAVE TWO   APPLICANTS FOR THIS PARTICULAR  IMPORTANT ROLL,  DOES THAT MEAN THAT  THESE COMMITTEES HAVE   PLAYED OUT,  AND NOTHING DONE.   TEST  -- JUST DOESN'T CREATE  A BUZZ AND I'M PONDERING,    WHAT WE HAVE  TWO APPLICANTS    FOR THE  MINORITY OF WOMEN IN   THE SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE  IN THE ADVISORY  COMMITTEE. AND NO INSULT TO THE PEOPLE YOU   HAVE APPLIED.  AND  THE   COMMUNITY TO THOSE OPTIONS. AND  ONCE UPON A TIME.  AND GETTING SOMEONE TO SERVE.  THEIR   ANCIENTS TO DO IT,  THIS   PARTICULAR COMMITTEE,  HAS SUCH LOW INTEREST FROM THE CITIZENS.  SHOULD BE MORE NAMES.  NOT   SURE WHAT IT IS REFLECTIVE OF.   MAYBE THE SPIRIT  OF THE    ADMINISTRATION THAT IS IN  TALLAHASSEE,  ECLIPSE,   AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY,  AND   SMOTHERS THE FIRST THREE.    THEN  JUST DON'T WANT TO  SERVE.  THE CAPITAL COUNTY OF  FLORIDA,  TWO APPLICANTS TO  SERVE.  MINORITY WOMEN SMALL  BUSINESS ENTERPRISE ADVISORY   COMMITTEE, SOMETHING IS WRONG.   TAKING THOSE NUMBERS TO BE    THE SPIRIT OF THE TIMES.  THE   CLOUD AGAINST WOMEN.  IN THE   ISSUE IN THE FIGHT,  THE CLOUD  AGAINST MINORITIES.  SOMETHING  IS WRONG.  AND  DISRESPECT. FOR THE TWO APPLICANTS.  DEEP   DESPERATE TO PEOPLE APPLIED FOR THE SPECIAL RULES, AND  THE   SEAT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE  STATE OF FLORIDA,  NOBODY SIGNS  -- SIZES UP  THE RUN, NOT  INTERESTED.   >> SIMILAR TO ME,  THOSE THE   COMMENTS I WANT TO MAKE,  JUST  RECOGNITION THAT SOMETHING IS  WRONG.  >>  THANK YOU COMMISSIONER, I   WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.  COMMISSIONER?  WE HAVE TWO  APPLICANTS, ONE VACANT  POSITION,  COMMISSIONER MADDOX. >>  A MOTION FOR DANIEL   ANDREWS, FOR THE  COMMITTEE.  >> THANK YOU, IS THERE A  SECOND.  THANK YOU SO MUCH, IS  THERE ANY DISCUSSION?  >>  MADAM CHAIR, IF YOU WILL   ALLOW ME, I'M ALSO ON THE   SPORTS COUNCIL  AND I COULD   JUST REAPPOINT --  >>  I WOULD JUST LET THIS ONE  PASS.  AND WE WILL DO WITH THE  SPORTS COUNCIL  SEPARATE.    COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE?  >> MY COMET IS ACTUALLY A   QUESTION ABOUT WHEN MR. SIMS   BROUGHT UP,  MADAM CHAIR, WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO WAIT UNTIL WE'VE DEALT WITH THESE APPOINTMENTS  ARE GO AHEAD AND ASK NOW?  >> I THINK PROBABLY WE WILL   WAIT, WE WON'T  DESPERATE WE   WILL DISCUSS THE COMMENTS FROM  THE CITIZENS OF THAT TIME,  WE  CAN WAIT UNTIL THE COMMISSION   COMMENTS. THANK YOU.  >>  ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF  MS.  DANIEL ANDREWS APPOINTMENT ,   LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING  AYE  ANY OPPOSITION?  AND YOU.    THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER MADDOX, BACK TO YOU.  >> A MOTION TO REAPPOINT  JUDY  ALEXANDER  AND JASON -- TO THE  TSC  BOARD.  >>  THANK YOU, IT HAS BEEN  MOVED BY THE COMMISSIONER  MADDOX,  AND  SECONDED BY    COMMISSIONER CABAN,  FOR TWO   INDIVIDUALS, IS THERE ANY  DISCUSSION?  MADAME CLERK, DID  YOU UNDERSTAND THE NAMES?  REPEAT THE NAMES AGAIN   COMMISSIONER MADDOX?  >> JASON PAPPAS AND JUDY  ALEXANDER.   >> THEY HAVE SERVED BEFORE THEY ARE SEEKING REAPPOINTMENT?  ANY DISCUSSION?  HEARING NONE, ALL  THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE  REAPPOINTMENT, THE DIPINO BY   SAYING AYE  AYE IVO AYE. ANY   OPPOSITION, HEARING NONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.  MR. COUNTY  MINISTRY AT HER, I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES --  I WILL TURN IT   BACK TO YOU. [ LAUGHTER ]  >> MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES  THE GENERAL BUSINESS.  THE   GENERAL BUSINESS AGENDA, THANK  YOU.  >>  EKU MR. COUNTY   ADMINISTRATOR, AT THIS POINT   WHAT WE WILL DO IS GO TO  COMMENTS  FROM THE COMMISSION,   AND THE BOARD,  STARTING WITH  THE COUNTY ATTORNEY.  >>  THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR, HAVE NOTHING FOR THE BOARD.  >> THANK YOU, MR. COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR?  >>  THANK YOU I HAVE NOTHING   MADAM CHAIR.  >> COMMISSIONER WELSH?   >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR,    FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR    YOUR EXPEDITIOUS MEETING TODAY,  I'M AFRAID THAT OUR DINNER   WILL NOT BE HERE FOR LITTLE  LONGER,  SO WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT.  I WOULD LIKE TO  ASK FOR A PROCLAMATION  FOR   RETIRING THE ASSISTANT SHERIFF   STEVE HARRELSON AFTER 35 YEARS IN SERVICE AT THE  SHERIFF'S   OFFICE.  >> IS AT A MOTION? YES PICKER  FIGURE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER   MILLS # MISSION OR WELLS, AND   COMMISSIONER MINOR, ALL OF  THOSE  AGREEING SAY AYE.  THE   OPPOSITION? NONE,  THANK YOU.  >>  MAY I, PLEASE.   >> ALSO LIKE TO COMMEND OUR  STAFF  ON THE GREAT WORK THEY   DID PREPRINT DESPERATE   PREPARING IT FOR TALLAHASSEE,   A GREAT TIME AND ENJOYED THAT,   LET THEM KNOW I APPRECIATE    THEIR WORK ON THE FLOAT AND PUT IT TOGETHER AND HAVING T-SHIRTS AND CANDY, AND ALL OF THAT   STAFF, ALL THE PUBLIC WORKS  GUYS.  AND LASTLY I WOULD LIKE  TO ASK FOR YOUR INDULGENCE,    REQUESTING STAFF TO BRING BACK  AN ITEM TO DEAL WITH THE GOLF   CART ORDINANCE,  PARTICULARLY   AS IT RELATES TO WESTMINSTER   OAKS AND THE FOLKS ALONG THE Mc  MAYO, I BELIEVE THERE IS   STATUTORY LANGUAGE OF   STATE-LEVEL THAT MAY ALLOW US   TO USE -- SORT OF CARVEOUT AND  ORDINANCE  THAT LIMITS THE   SCOPE JUST TO THE RETIREMENT  COMMUNITIES  IN THE COUNTY IN   TERMS OF GOLF CART USAGE.  I   WOULD LIKE TO ASK  STAFF TO   TAKE A LOOK AT THE ORDINANCE   AGAIN AND SEE IF THEY COME BACK WITH AN ITEM  THAT ALLOWS US TO BETTER FACILITATE SOME MOTION   ACROSS Mc  MAYO, THEY HAVE   PROPERTIES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD, AND THERE ARE SOME   INSURANCE CONSIDERATIONS , AND    >>   >>  ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT  BE KNOWN BY SAYING AYE. AND    LET THEM  BE IN FAVOR. ANY  OPPOSITION , I'M SORRY   COMMISSIONER MADDOX?  >> I WAS GOING TO ASK  FOR THE  MOTION, THAT'S FINE.  >>  YOU ARE NOT GOING TO AMEND  THE MOTION QUICK  >> I WAS GOING FOR THE   AMENDMENT.  >> THE MOTION PASSED,  IF WE   GET TO YOU, IF YOU WANT TO DO   ANOTHER MOTION, OKAY.  ARE YOU  DONE?  >> YES.  >>  THANKS SO MUCH,   COMMISSIONER PROCTOR QUICK  >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR,    TERESA BROXTON IS IN THE HOUSE  AND I WANTED TO  -- YOU CAN   STAND UP TERESA, OUTSTANDING  WORK  THAT TERESA IS DOING  IN  GIVING LEADERSHIP TO THE    PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATING  COUNCIL.  AND  I AM A HARD  DRINK OF WATER TO SWALLOW AS A  CHAIRPERSON THERE, AND  SUFFERING,  AND DOING A  GREAT  JOB,  LESS PACKET OF  INFORMATION,  THAT YOU ARE  PRESENTED,  JUST OUTSTANDING,  GETTING  BETTER AND BETTER,  I  WANT TO THANK YOU PUBLICLY FOR  ALL THAT YOU DO STAFFING AND   COORDINATE. ALL THE PEOPLE WHO  SIT AROUND THIS TABLE, THANK   YOU SO MUCH.  SECONDLY MADAM   CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS,  I   WANTED TO CITE THE OUTSTANDING  WORK  THE LEADERSHIP,  IN  MARCH.  WATCHING  THE  CELEBRATION,  THE BICENTENNIAL,  WITH THIS POST,  HAS BEEN   EXQUISITELY WONDERFUL  AND  OUTSTANDING,  THE GOSPEL  CONCERT  SHE  IN HERE.  OH  GOOD.  >>  YOU ARE A HIDDEN FIGURE.   AND  ONE DID YOU TO KNOW THAT   YOU'RE DOING A BEAUTIFUL JOB,  ALL PARTS OF THE BICENTENNIAL,  MOVING,  YOU CAN SEE THE ENERGY IN THE  ITERATION OF SPRINGTIME TALLAHASSEE,  EVERYWHERE,  AND  I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW  TAKING NOTES IS A MEMBER,    REPRESENTING THE TOURIST   DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.  HOLDING A VERY SPECIAL SEED,    REPRESENTING OUR BOARD.  AND  WITH THE SYNERGY,  AND  PEOPLE  LOVE  TO WORK WITH HER, THE   GOSPEL CONCERT, THAT'S WHY  IT DIDN'T COME OUT THAT FRIDAY   NIGHT, AND  IN THE RAIN, NEVER  DATED,  AND  THE DRIVE,  STOP   RAINING ABOUT 630,  THE   UNDERSTANDING IS THEY WENT   THROUGH IT  AND PEOPLE CAME OUT  AND YOLANDA ADAMS,  MY DUET   PARTNER, YOLANDA.  AND  THAT'S MY DUET PARTY.  FANTASTIC.  THE GOSPEL ON THE KICKOFF.  GREAT  JOB.   >>  FOR LEADERSHIP.  FOR THAT  POST.  AND A PUBLISHED  NEWSPAPER.  AND THE  COMMISSIONERS HAD DISRESPECTED.  AND  THE PREVIOUS  MEETING,  I WANT TO SAY TO THE PUBLIC.  TO   MR. VON WILSON WHO WROTE THE  LETTER,  SPECIAL TO YOU MADAM  CHAIR.  AND  THE LETTER IS NOT  A FLICK OF A PERSON.  A VERY   SUBSTANTIVE GUY.  I KNOW HE   GAVE MUCH  TO THOSE WORDS.  I   WANT YOU TO KNOW, SOMETIMES  IN THE EFFORTS  FOR THAT, NEVER    WANTED YOU TO THINK THAT I   DISRESPECT YOU,  SO I HAVE  WRITTEN AN APOLOGY WHICH I'VE  SHARED WITH THIS BOARD , THE   CITY COMMISSIONERS AND   EVERYBODY ELSE  WHO I SEND A   COPY TO,  AND  THE OUTLOOK.    AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW,  THAT   YOU ARE INDEED A NIKON.  AND A  HISTORIC FIGURE. YOUR   LEADERSHIP OF THIS  DAIS,  IS A STORE, YOUR LEADERSHIP  IS A   STORE, AND  NEVER HAD A PERSON  LIKE YOU TO BE THE CHAIRPERSON   OF BLUEPRINT, THERE IS NOTHING I WOULD DO OR WANT TO, TO   DISRESPECT YOU,  DON'T TELL   ANYBODY I SAID IT, BUT I LOVE   YOU A WHOLE LOT.  AND I LOVED   YOU BEFORE I WAS A   COMMISSIONER. AND HE WAS A  COMMISSIONER,  NONE OF THESE   TITLES ARE GOING TO COME   BETWEEN WHAT I FEEL ABOUT YOU,  I FEEL  ABOUT YOU LIKE THAT, SO FORGIVE ME AND I'M SORRY,  I   LOVE YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM  CHAIR.  >>  THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  PROCTOR.  >>  YES MA'AM.  >>  I SAW SOMETHING IN THE   NEWSPAPER TODAY,  AND  I'M  EXCITED,  SWIRLING  AS WE ARE   GETTING THE YOUNG PEOPLE  SAID  ABOUT,  THE SUMMER YOUTH  PROGRAM.  AND THE  ADMINISTRATOR, IF WE ARE GOING  TO  INTERNET OURSELVES AND   STUDENTS WORKING INDIVIDUALLY.   AND DURING COVID,  AND WE   DIDN'T GO THERE BUT ARE WE   BACK AT THAT POINT, THAT  WE   ARE ENTERTAINING  INTERNS QUICK >> PART OF THE  PROGRAM, YOU  CAN APPLY FOR THE POSITIONS   WITH THE OFFICES.  >>  IT GOES UP TO WHAT AGE, 24? >> YES.  >> TELLS ME YES.   >> THANK YOU.  FINALLY,   COMMISSIONERS, I WANTED TO ASK  THE COUNTIES, THE COUNTY   MINISTRY AT HER,  THE NATURE OF GOVERNING,  HAS AN ELEMENTAL  ACCOUNTABILITY,  AND THE NATION DESPERATE NATURE OF GOVERNING,  HAS AN ESSENCE  OF KNOWING WHAT  MONEY IS DOING CUT  IS IT   SAFE, SECURE, FINISHING,  I   WANTED TO ASK THE COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR,  IN LIGHT OF  REPORTS  FROM THE LOCAL  GOVERNMENT , TALLAHASSEE, I CAN KEEP UP WITH THE MONEY, WORD IS BEING SWINDLED,  WE WERE LIKE  THAT,  MR. ADMINISTRATOR,  IS   THE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF LEON   COUNTY GOVERNMENT  AND OUR   MONEY SECURE?  IS IT AUDITED,   CAN WE HOLD OUR HEADS UP  THAT  THERE'S NO SHAME IN OUR GAME  WITH RESPECT TO MONEY,  CAN YOU PLEASE COMMENT ON THE STABILITY OF OUR FUNDS,  AND OUR  ACCOUNTS,  WERE THE POLICY IS  OCCURRING.   >>  MADAM CHAIR QUICK  >> COMMISSIONER PROCTOR, I CAN  DO THAT.  WE HAVE INDEPENDENT   AUDITS ARE CONDUCTED ON AN   ANNUAL BASIS AND INCLUDE IN THE PURVIEW OF THE AUDIT ARE AN   EXAMINATION OF INTERNAL   CONTROLS. RELATED TO  ACCOUNTS  PAYABLE AND  LOTS OF OTHER  ITEMS  THAT ARE INCLUDED THERE.  WE HAVE CLEAN AUDITS,  IN THE  LAST SEVERAL YEARS,  NO NOTES   OF ANY KIND RELATED TO  ANY OF  THAT WHICH YOU SPEAK TO.  SO   YES, WE ARE IN VERY GOOD SHAPE. >> GOOD.  >> COMMISSIONERS,  I WANTED TO  ASKED THE QUESTION PUBLICLY TO  THE COUNTIES MINISTRY AT HER,  IN LIGHT OF  ALL KINDS OF   REPORTS ABOUT MISSING MONEY.    AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT REPORT.  WE HAVE NEVER HAD THAT KIND OF REPORT.  THIS IS JUST ANOTHER   FACTOR IN TERMS OF TALKING   ABOUT THE  INTERNATIONALLY   RECOGNIZED ADMINISTRATOR,  THE  FACT THAT THE SHIP IS FISCALLY  TIGHT,  AND THE NUMBERS, IF THE PUBLISHED NUMBERS,  THEY MEAN  SOMETHING,  AND IT MATTERS.    AND THE INTEGRITY OF RESEARCH,  I WANT TO COMPLIMENT YOU  FOR   THE YEARS IN WHICH WE HAVEN'T  HEARD  LOST MONEY AND  MISSING  MONEY.  SO THANK YOU FOR  ACCOUNTABILITY.  AND ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES OF THE BOARD.  AND   TRANSPARENCY OF  THE PUBLIC,    WITH THE MONEY STANDS FOR.    WERE MONEY IS GOING,  AND WHAT  IT MATTERS,  THE FINAL POINT   TODAY, COUNTY ATTORNEY,  $11.4  MILLION IS COLLECTED  FOR   UNINCORPORATED CITIZENS  AND   RESIDENTS OF BUSINESSES.  THE  CITY  LITERALLY TRANSFERS ALL   OF THAT AMOUNT TO THE GENERAL  FUNDS.  WHAT CAN WE DO, NOT TO  BE THE THIRD PARTY  IN BETWEEN  THE GO-BETWEEN THAT IS   COLLECTING MONEY TO THE COUNTY.  THAT IS NOT BEING USED FOR  FIRE SERVICES. BECAUSE OF THE   $51 MILLION , 22% AND THAT THEM THE AMOUNT THAT WE COLLECT.  AT UNINCORPORATED AREAS, DOESN'T  GO TO THE COFFERS. IN THE  MEANTIME ,  THOSE WHO SERVE   UNINCORPORATED AREAS,  WITH THE CARE AND PROTECTION,  BEING   TOLD THERE'S NOT ENOUGH MONEY  FOR THEM.  WHY ARE WE   COLLECTING MONEY.  NAMED BY THE SERVICE FEE. AND THE MONEY IS   NOT THERE  TO SUSTAIN  SALARIES OF FIRE PERSONS. YET  THE  COMMUNITY  HAS HAD NEARLY 9%  INCREASE  IN CITY PROPERTY  TAXES.  TO UNDERGIRD  AND   SPECIFICALLY TO SUSTAIN  THE   POLICE FORCE.  WE HAVE A FEE,  THAT RAISES THE MONEY TO  TAKE  CARE OF NEEDS,  AND THE   COUNTIES GOVERNMENT,  IT IS    FUNCTIONAL  DEFECTIVE    CONSOLIDATED AGENCY OF CITY    AND COUNTY, THAT WE PUT IN,    AND  IT'S NOT BEING USED,  AND IS THERE A STATUTORY  MANDATE , TAKING MONEY FROM THE CITIZENS.  NOT GOING TO THE NEEDS  WHEN   THE MONEY IS TAKEN AWAY AND  TRANSFERRED,  GOD ONLY KNOWS    HOW TO TRACK IT, THE GENERAL  FUND,  SOMETHING IS WRONG ABOUT THAT,  I DON'T FEEL GOOD ABOUT CHARGING PEOPLE FOR THE   SERVICE. AND  NONE OF THAT  MONEY,  BEING USED, ALL OF IT,   $11.4 MILLION WOULD TAKE UP    GOES SOMEPLACE ELSE, SOMETHING  IS WRONG,  BEING USED LIKE   STOOGES. AND WHAT CAN WE DO,    ARE WE DUTY-BOUND.  AND  THE   STANDING OF THE  SERVICES, IF   WE ARE DUTY-BOUND,  HOPING TO   FOOL THE MONEY, CITIES NOT    USING THE MONEY.   >>  YES MA'AM ATTORNEY.  >>   >>  AND  THE LAST YEAR,  AND   RETAINING THE OUTSIDE    CONSULTANTS,  AND CONDUCTING    BASICALLY A RATE STUDY,  AND    THE CONSULTANT LOOKED AT  THE   DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS.   AND  REMEMBERING  AT THE TIME,   AND ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE  QUALITY THE FIRE SERVICE BEING PROVIDED IN CERTAIN AREAS OF  TIME.  AND AGAIN THE  CONSULTANT,  THAT'S WHAT THEY  DO,  THEY CONDUCT GREAT   STUDIES, THAT'S THEIR  EXPERTISE,  WHAT RATES WERE   APPROPRIATE FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF SERVICE, WHETHER WAS    COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL, IN  THE DIFFERENT AREAS,  THEY   BROUGHT THE RESULTS OF THAT   STUDY BACK TO THE BOARD,  AND   TE BOARD ADOPTED A FEE   SCHEDULE OF RATES  WERE THEN   ENCLOSED BY  RESIDENTS OF THE   UNINCORPORATED AREA.  THIS BODY HAS ESTABLISHED THOSE RATES    BASED UPON THE WORK OF THE   OUTSIDE CONSULTANT.  WE HAVE    LOCAL AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITY  OF TALLAHASSEE,  WHICH PROVIDE  SERVICES IN THE UNINCORPORATED  AREAS,  BECAUSE  WE DO NOT HAVE OUR OWN.  I CAN'T SPEAK TO  WHAT THE CITY DOES WITH THE   MONEY ONCE THEY GET IT THOUGH,  I DON'T HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.   >> MADAM CHAIR, I APPRECIATE   THE COUNTY ATTORNEY  AND I DO   REMEMBER THOSE CONSULTANTS   COMING TO US AND  I GUESS   INCREASING FOR MY BELIEVE  ONE  $85  UP TO $223.  PER  HOUSEHOLD.  IN MY  COMMISSIONERS,  AND ON THE   MONEY THAT WE TAKE UP,  IS   ACTUALLY LEFT  IN THE SERVICES  ACCOUNT.  ALL THE MONEY THAT WE COLLECT IS ACTUALLY TRANSFERRED TO THE GENERAL FUND.  THE   QUESTION IS,  IF YOU MOVE THE   MONEY TO THE GENERAL FUND  COMING OUT OF FIRE SERVICES,    IS THERE EXPECTED BUDGETING,    DENOTED AS A REVENUE STREAM.    AND HOUSE A PROJECTED THAT  YOU HAVE ALL OF MILLION DOLLARS TO  COVER THIS AND THIS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,  IS IT FORETOLD THAT  $11 MILLION WILL GO INTO A   GENERAL FUND  DIRECTLY FROM THE FIRE SERVICES?  I THINK WE NEED TO ROLLBACK FIRE SERVICE.  I   FEEL LIKE THERE IS NO NEED  FOR $11 MILLION,  I FEEL LIKE WE   ARE OVERCHARGING THE COMMUNITY,  THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS,  OVER  20% OF ALL MONIES COLLECTED  IS NOT USED IN FIRE SERVICES.   SOMETHING IS  DREADFULLY WRONG  TO CHARGE AMERICAN CITIZENS    FOR A FEE. THEY DON'T GET THE  VOTE FOR A CITY COMMISSION.    THIS IS A FEE  VEXATION WITHOUT PRESENTATION.  IS NOT TAXATION,  IT IS  WITHOUT A VOTE.  I AM   DEEPLY DISTURBED. AND I JUST  LAID IT OUT,  TO SAY $11  MILLION.  DOESN'T MEAN A   THING. IT'S BEING USED  FOR   PURPOSES UNRELATED  TO THAT,    THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU  MADAM CHAIR.  >> COMMISSIONER PROCTOR. THANK  YOU.   >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.  I   DON'T REALLY HAVE BUSINESS TO  DISCUSS BUT IF YOU THINK USE   BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE  PUBLICLY. INC. YOU MADAM CHAIR  FOR ALLOWING US TO HAVE A   ROBUST CONVERSATION EARLIER  TODAY  ABOUT LAKE MUNSON, I   LIKE THAT YOU ALLOW US TO BACK   TO GO BACK AND FORTH TO COMMON GROUND THAT WORKS FOR THE  COMMUNITY,  AND  I THINK THE   FOR DEPARTMENT OF  TRANSPORTATION,  ANOTHER PUBLIC ACKNOWLEDGMENT,  THEY ARE BEING  EXTREMELY  GOOD TO THE COUNTY  REACHING OUT TO THE OFFICE TO   THE NATURAL BRIDGE ROAD,  WE   GET A FREQUENT COMPLAINT FROM   OUR CONSTITUENTS DOWN THERE,    FOLKS GOING TO CHURCH ON   SUNDAY, NOT BEING ABLE TO  PULL OUT OR GET ACROSS THE HIGHWAY,  WE REACHED OUT TO THE  OFFICE   TO SEE IF WE DO A STUDY  IF THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS NEEDED  AND   THEY GOT BACK TO US IMMEDIATELY AND SAID NO PROBLEM,  SO I WANT TO  GIVE A THANK YOU AGAIN  FOR ALL THE WORK THEY ARE DOING.   AND ADDITIONALLY,  COMING   ALONG, THINK YOU  FOR PUBLIC   WORKS AND ALL THE WORK THAT  THEY ARE DOING,  A LOT OF   POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY,  AND IT'S   ACTUALLY AN EMERGENCY   EVACUATION ROUTE,  I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT COME TO FRUITION.   LESLIE THIS WEEKEND, THE  SATURDAY IS THE FIRST  FARMERS  MARKET KICKOFF.  AND  THE LARGE COMMISSIONERS,  IF YOU WANT TO  JOIN US I WILL BE THERE,  SO   JUST BRING SOME MONEY SO YOU   CAN SHARE IT AROUND. THANK YOU  MADAM CHAIR.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.    COMMISSIONER MINOR?  >>  I MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME  TO DELIVER COMMAS BEFORE 6 PM  BUT I WILL CONTINUE TO  ABOUT   FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE 6 PM    --  >> BEFORE FIVE.  >>  OH GOT YOU, MY GLASSES ON,   KIND OF SQUINTING, THANK YOU,   SORRY ABOUT THAT.  I DID HAVE  THE COMMENTS I WAS GOING TO   MAKE THANK YOU. [ LAUGHTER ]   YOU ARE RIGHT,  I JUST WANT TO  MAKE SURE.  >>  I DIDN'T LOOK AT THE   ECLIPSE AT ALL YESTERDAY, I   DIDN'T DO THAT. [ LAUGHTER ]  >> I WILL NOT TAKE AS LONG AS   THAT [ LAUGHTER ]  I WANT TO   TALK ABOUT AN ISSUE THAT I   THINK WE PROBABLY ALL HAVE IN   OUR DISTRICTS, THE TWO AT-LARGE FOLKS FOR SURE,  I HAVE   NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THE  NEIGHBORS TAKE GREAT CARE OF  MAINTAINING THEIR HOMES AND   THEIR YARDS, AS BEST THEY CAN,  BUT OFTEN,  AND A COUPLE OF   THEM THAT IS PARTICULAR,  THERE IS ONE PROPERTY THAT IS AN   EYESORE FOR THE REST OF THE   NEIGHBORHOOD, IN ONE CASE YOU  HAD A PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN  CONDEMNED,  AND PLYWOOD  BOARDS IN THE WINDOWS,  THERE ARE   RODENTS COMING TO THE HOME,    CAUSING A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THE NEIGHBORS NEARBY.  AND I GOT   ANOTHER EXAMPLE WHERE  THE   YARDS ARE JUST NOT MODE AND THE LEAVES ARE AS HIGH AS A PERSON, SO I'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH   THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS  IN   THESE CASES AND MANY   DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COUNTY   ADMINISTRATOR WITH CODE   COMPLIANCE AND  I THINK WE GOT  PRETTY DECENT CODE COMPLIANCE  POLICIES,  A BALANCE BETWEEN  PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS VERSUS MAINTAINING  THE  OVERALL AESTHETICS OF THE   NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE COMMON   GOOD AND MAKING SURE THAT ONE   PROPERTY OWNER  DOESN'T   NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE OWNERS   NEARBY, SO IT IS THAT DELICATE  BALANCE. ONE THING  THAT THE  COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT IS WHAT CAN WE DO   TO HELP THE NEIGHBORS THAT ARE IN SITUATIONS WHERE THERE IS A  PROPERTY  THAT IS FRANKLY  DEGRADING THE REST OF THE  NEIGHBORHOOD.  SO WHAT I WOULD  LIKE TO DO,  I'LL WAIT UNTIL  COMMISSIONER PROCTOR IS DONE.  >>  I LIKE TO MAKE SURE YOU   HERE'S WHAT I SAY. IS ALL   RIGHT, I WILL GO.  SO WHAT I   WOULD LIKE TO DO IS PROPOSE TO  MAKE EMOTION FROM THE COUNTY   MISTREAT HER TO PROVIDE TO EACH OF US JUST SOME MATERIALS AND   DIRECTIONS ON WHAT WE CAN DO    THAT I GIVE DIRECTED HER   NEIGHBORS TO KIND OF EXPLAIN IN SOME EASY-TO-READ DETAIL THE    COMPLAINTS  PROCESS, HOW DO YOU FILE A COMPLAINT, WHAT OF THE  CODE COMPLIANCE REGULATIONS   THAT COUNTY STAFF WILL CONSIDER  WHEN IT COMES TO DECIDING   WHETHER OR NOT SOMEONE IS OUT   OF COMPLIANCE, AND FINALLY   THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS   AVAILABLE TO HER NEIGHBORS SUCH AS  CREATING A COVENANT WITHIN  THE NEIGHBORHOOD,  BECAUSE WHAT MIGHT BE A STANDARD ONE  NEIGHBORHOOD MIGHT BE   COMPLETELY DIFFERENT IN   ANOTHER. SO IT'S COMPLETELY   DIFFERENT FOR US AS A COUNTY TO HAVE  COUNTYWIDE POLICIES  BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH  DIVERSITY  IN OUR   NEIGHBORHOODS. MY MOTION IS TO  PROVIDE  THOSE TYPES OF   MATERIALS TO US SO WE CAN PASS  THEM ON TO OUR CONSTITUENTS AND NEIGHBORHOODS, AND HAVE THEM   TAKE THE NEXT STEP, HAVE THEM   DECIDE WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.    IF THEIR NEIGHBORS THE FILE  COMPLAINT IS IN ORDER, THEY CAN MAKE THE COMPLAINT, IF THEY  WANT TO GET A BETTER  UNDERSTANDING OF THE CODE   REQUIREMENTS, THEY HAVE AN EASY WAY  TO  COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE AND THEN COMMISSIONER CABAN   THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.   >> I'M SORRY,  THAT WE'RE   GOING TO SUPPORT IT,  WE HAVE THOSE PROCESSES,  I   KNOW THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING IN THOSE HOUSES FOR REASON, AND   PEOPLE CAN CHOOSE TO  LIVE   THERE IF THEY WANT TO SO FOR  THAT REASON.    >> I DO KNOW THAT THE CITY    DOES HAVE THEIR OWN SPECIFIC  PROVISIONS, I'M NOT SURE IF   IT'S IN AN ORDINANCE, HEARING N  ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, TO BE KNOWN  BY SAYING AYE ANY OPPOSITION?  >>  NAY. YES.   WOULD THINK MR. SIMS ARE   BRINGING UP WITH SOUNDS A GREAT IDEA CONSIDERING ESTABLISHING   ONE QUALIFICATION ADDING TO THE MANY , THE NATURE OF THE  APPOINTEES  TO THE AFFORDABLE  HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  I  WAS LOOKING THROUGH IT  AND IT  IS JUST ESTABLISHED BY THE  COUNTY,  RIGHT NOW WE HAVE NINE MEMBERS, AND A HANDFUL  OF WAYS THAT PEOPLE CAN  BE PART OF AN  ORGANIZATION, THAT'S NOT  ONE OF THOSE LISTED. IS THAT  CORRECT?   >> YES.  >> SURE.  FOR THE COMMITTEE IN  PARTICULAR, WE ARE SEEING   THERE, AND  AND THAT SPECIFIC   WE HAVE SOME LEGAL ROOM. AGAIN  OFF-LINE.  AND BACKED THE  BOARD,  I TOTALLY GET WE'RE   COMING FROM AND WHAT YOU WOULD  LIKE TO SEE, IF YOU GOT WIGGLE  ROOM,  GOT THAT BACK AND IF WE  DON'T WE WILL LET YOU KNOW   CERTAINLY.  >> EXCELLENT.  TO MAKE OFFICIAL I MOVE THAT WE ASK STAFF TO   BRING BACK AN ITEM  FOR US TO  CONSIDER  ADDING A   QUALIFICATION TO ONE OF THE   MEMBERS OF THE AFFORDABLE   HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE OR   LAUGHTER ]  COMMISSIONER  MADDOX?   >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.  I JUST   HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS, I   RECEIVED A LETTER  FROM THE   FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE,   INDICATING THAT  THE  JOHN G  RILEY HOUSES BEING CONSIDERED,   A PROPOSED NOMINATION FOR THE  HOUSE  TO BE PART OF THE   NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC  PLACES,  IT IS RIGHT HERE, I   THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT  THE BOARD NEEDED TO BE AWARE  OF.  IN THE FIRST MEETING,   STARTING TO THE PROCESS IS MAY  2, AND THEY'VE GIVEN  A  WEBINAR  AND SO WHAT I CAN DO,   IF ANYBODY MIGHT BE  INTERESTED,  WE CAN MAKE COPIES OF THIS AND GIVE IT TO THE  COMMISSIONERS,  BUT I THOUGHT   IT WAS GREAT JUST TO BE  CONSIDERED  BEING A PROPOSED  NOMINEE  FOR THE NATIONAL  REGISTER,  I WOULD JUST PASS   THE LITTER AROUND.  AND YOU   GUYS CAN SEE IT.  THE OTHER   THING I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION   IS, THIS COMING FRIDAY,  APRIL  12 AT 7 PM,  THE FLORIDA A& M  UNIVERSITY,  IS RECOGNIZING    THE FACT THAT THE FOOTBALL TEAM IS THE CHAMPIONS,  SO THEY ARE   HAVING THE CHAMPIONSHIP  RING  RECEPTION,  THAT'S AWESOME,  THIS FRIDAY EVENING,  AT 7:00   AT THE GRAND BALLROOM,  AND   LEON COUNTY, LET ME READ THIS   AGAIN, I BELIEVE LEON COUNTY    IS A SPONSOR, IT IS A SPONSOR,   I THINK THAT'S GREAT THAT WE  ARE SUPPORTIVE.   THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR   THE PEOPLE OF LEON COUNTY AND   THANK YOU COMMISSIONER WELSH    FOR ADDRESSING A NEED THAT WE  --     >> VERY SPECIAL MARC MILIA,   >> THINK THE COMMISSIONERS.  COMMISSIONER MADDOX QUICK  >> MADAM CHAIR, A LONG WORKING  RELATIONSHIP. TURNBULL, ONE OF  THE COMMISSIONERS I CAN SAY  THAT TRULY TRUST THE PROCESS.  AND AND WITH THE PROCESS TO  TRUST  BRING THE ISSUE TO US  THAT WE WILL ADDRESS IT. I WILL ALWAYS APPRECIATE IT.  THE   HUMBLENESS IT TAKES,  AND TRUST IN THE PROCESS. AND  TRUST   ENOUGH TO ALLOW US TO WORK   THINGS THROUGH THE PROCESS  WITHOUT  COMMITTING THE  EXPERTISE, WE KNOW YOU KNOW THE STUFF  ALMOST AS GOOD IF NOT   BETTER THAN US,  SO I   APPRECIATED THAT.  AND SECONDLY COMING OUT OF WOMEN'S HISTORY  MONTH, YOU SET THE TONE  FOR   THE STRENGTH OF THE STATURE,    AND THE PROFESSIONAL NATURE OF  THE WOMEN THAT CAME AFTER YOU   ON THIS COMMISSION, IN   COMMISSIONER CHAIRWOMAN,    CUMMINGS, CERTAINLY EXEMPLIFIES THAT,  THINK ABOUT THE STRONG   WOMEN I'VE SERVED WITH  COMMISSIONER.  AND    COMMISSIONER DOZIER AND OTHERS.  SEEING YOU STAND THERE  REALLY WARMS MY HEART  BECAUSE I KNOW  THE GROUND THAT YOU LAID,  NOT  JUST AT THE COUNTY BUT ALSO THE STATE LEVEL,  FOR YOUNG LADIES  WHO WANT TO COME BEHIND YOU AND LEAD IN THE WAY THAT YOU LEAD.  I APPRECIATE THAT, THANK YOU.  >>  COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE?   >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR,    THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  TURNBULL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT  ELSE I CAN ADD,  A GREAT   EXAMPLE OF BEING COMMISSIONER,  NO-NOES SURPRISE, WHEN I FIRST  STARTED,  SOME OF THE FIRST  MEETINGS,  GROUPS LED BY    COUNTERPARTS IN TURNBULL  --  AND  TURNBULL,  HOW YOU SEE IT  , COMMISSIONER PROCTOR, TYTON  WRIGHT,  THANK YOU FOR  CONTINUING TO SERVE OUR   COMMUNITY.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  O'KEEFE.  AND COMMISSIONER  TURNBULL,  I CERTAINLY ECHO ALL OF THE SENTIMENTS OF THE FELLOW COMMISSIONERS APPEAR, BUT MORE  THAN THEM,  I STAND PARTIALLY   ON YOUR SHOULDERS,  AS WELL AS  ON THE SHOULDERS OF OTHER WOMEN WHO HAVE SET UP HERE,  WE HONOR YOU AND APPRECIATE YOU, EVEN IN RETIREMENT,  STILL ADVOCATING   JUST LIKE YOU WERE A STRONG   ADVOCATE UP HERE, WHEN YOU ARE  IN MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION,    WE APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENCE  WITH US TODAY, MAY GOD BLESS  YOU.  LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF   APPLAUSE.  >> [ APPLAUSE ]   >>  COMMISSIONER PROCTOR QUICK  >>  HAVE WE COMMEMORATED HER  NAME?  IS SOMETHING THAT WE   SHOULD DO A THING.   >>  WE'LL CHECK.  >>  THEY CAN COMMISSIONERS  AND AUDIENCE, AT THIS POINT  WE   WILL TAKE A RECESS  UNTIL 6 PM, WE HAVE  FOUR PUBLIC HEARINGS   SO WE WILL BE BACK AT 6:00.